MCQ of Coa
MCQ of Coa
MCQ of Coa
COA
CHAPTER 1
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Which language is termed as the symbolic depiction used for indicating the series:
Random transfer language
Register transfer language
Arithmetic transfer language
All of these
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
In which transfer the computer register are indicated in capital letters for depicting its function:
Memory transfer
Register transfer
Bus transfer
None of these
6.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The register that includes the address of the memory unit is termed as the ____:
MAR
PC
IR
None of these
7.
a.
b.
c.
d.
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17. In memory read the operation puts memory address on to a register known as :
a.
PC
b.
ALU
c.
MAR
d.
All of these
18. Which operation puts memory address in memory address register and data in DR:
a.
Memory read
b.
Memory write
c.
Both
d.
None
19. Arithmetic operation are carried by such micro operation on stored numeric data available
in_____:
a.
Register
b.
Data
c.
Both
d.
None
20. In arithmetic operation numbers of register and the circuits for addition at _____:
a.
ALU
b.
MAR
c.
Both
d.
None
21. Which operation are implemented using a binary counter or combinational circuit:
a.
Register transfer
b.
Arithmetic
c.
Logical
d.
All of these
22. Which operation are binary type, and are performed on bits string that is placed in register:
a.
Logical micro operation
b.
Arithmetic micro operation
c.
Both
d.
None
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Which is the straight forward register transfer the data from register to another register
temporarily:
Digital system
Register
Data
Register transfer operations
33. In organization of a digital system register transfer of any digital system therefore it is called:
a.
Digital system
b.
Register
c.
Data
d.
Register transfer level
34. The binary information of source register chosen by:
a.
Demultiplexer
b.
Multiplexer
c.
Both
d.
None
35. Which control transfer passes the function via control______:
a.
Logic
b.
Operation
c.
Circuit
d.
All of these
36. Register are assumed to use positive-edge-triggered _____:
a.
Flip-flop
b.
Logics
c.
Circuit
d.
Operation
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One
Two
Three
All of these
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_____ is a command given to a computer to perform a specified operation on some given data:
An instruction
Command
Code
None of these
An instruction is guided by_____ to perform work according:
PC
ALU
Both a and b
CPU
Two important fields of an instruction are:
Opcode
Operand
Only a
Both a & b
Each operation has its _____ opcode:
Unique
Two
Three
Four
which are of these examples of Intel 8086 opcodes:
MOV
ADD
SUB
All of these
_______specify where to get the source and destination operands for the operation specified by the
_______:
Operand fields and opcode
Opcode and operand
Source and destination
Cpu and memory
The source/destination of operands can be the_______ or one of the general-purpose register:
Memory
One
both
None of these
The complete set of op-codes for a particular microprocessor defines the______ set for that processor:
Code
Function
Module
Instruction
Which is the method by which instructions are selected for execution:
Instruction selection
Selection control
Instruction sequencing
All of these
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10. The simplest method of controlling sequence of instruction execution is to have each instruction
explicitly specify:
a. The address of next instruction to be run
b. Address of previous instruction
c. Both a & b
d. None of these
11. As the instruction length increases ________ of instruction addresses in all the instruction is_______:
a. Implicit inclusion
b. Implicit and disadvantageous
c. Explicit and disadvantageous
d. Explicit and disadvantageous
12. ______is the sequence of operations performed by CPU in processing an instruction:
a. Execute cycle
b. Fetch cycle
c. Decode
d. Instruction cycle
13. The time required to complete one instruction is called:
a. Fetch time
b. Execution time
c. Control time
d. All of these
14. _____is the step during which a new instruction is read from the memory:
a. Decode
b. Fetch
c. Execute
d. None of these
15. ________is the step during which the operations specified by the instruction are executed:
a. Execute
b. Decode
c. Both a& b
d. None of these
16. Decode is the step during which instruction is______:
a. Initialized
b. Incremented
c. Decoded
d. Both b & c
17. The instruction fetch operation is initiated by loading the contents of program counter into the______
and sends_____ request to memory:
a. Memory register and read
b. Memory register and write
c. Data register and read
d. Address register and read
18. The contents of the program counter is the _______ of the instruction to be run:
a. Data
b. Address
c. Counter
d. None of these
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19. The instruction read from memory is then placed in the_______ and contents of program counter
is______ so that it contains the address of_______ instruction in the program:
a. Program counter, incremented and next
b. Instruction register, incremented and previous
c. Instruction register, incremented and next
d. Address register, decremented and next
20. Execution of instruction specified by instruction to perform:
a. Operation
b. Operands
c. Both a & b
d. None of these
21. _______ is a symbolic representation of discrete elements of information:
a. Data
b. Code
c. Address
d. Control
22. Group of binary bits(0&1) is known as:
a. Binary code
b. Digit code
c. Symbolic representation
d. None of these
23. A group of 4 binary bits is called:
a. Nibble
b. Byte
c. Decimal
d. Digit
24. BCD uses binary number system to specify decimal numbers:
a. 1-10
b. 1-9
c. 0-9
d. 0-10
25. The ______ are assigned according to the position occupied by digits:
a. Volume
b. Weight
c. Mass
d. All of these
26. what is the BCD for a decimal number 559:
a. [0101 0101 1001]BCD
b. [0101 0001 1010]
c. [0101 1001 1001]
d. [1001 1010 0101]
27. ________are the codes that represent alphabetic characters, punctuation marks and other special
characters:
a. Alphanumeric codes
b. ASCII codes
c. EBCDIC codes
d. All of these
28. Abbreviation ASCII stands for:
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b. Code word
c. Decoding
d. None of these
47. The hardware that does this is an ________:
a. Error detecting decoder
b. Error correcting decoder
c. Both
d. None of these
48. Hamming codes was developed in __________:
a. 1953
b. 1950
c. 1945
d. 1956
49. ____________ between two code words is defined as the number of bits that must be changed for one
code to another:
a. Hamming codes
b. Hamming distance
c. Both
d. None of these
50. It is actually a method for constructing codes with a minimum distance of ____:
a. 2
b. 4
c. 3
d. 5
51. The bit position in a ___________ can be numbered from 1 through 2i-1:
a. Hamming code word
b. Hamming distance word
c. Both
d. None of these
52. Each check bit is grouped with the information bits as specified by a____________:
a. Parity check code
b. Parity check matrix
c. Parity check bit
d. All of these
53. The pattern of groups that have odd parity called the _________must match one of the of columns in
the parity check matrix:
a. Syndrome
b. Dynodes
c. Both
d. None of these
54. Which are designed to interpret a specified number of instruction code:
a. Programmer
b. Processors
c. Instruction
d. Opcode
55. Which code is a string of binary digits:
a. Op code
b. Instruction code
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c. Parity code
d. Operand code
56. The list of specific instruction supported by the CPU is termed as its ____________:
a. Instruction code
b. Parity set
c. Instruction set
d. None of these
57. __________is divided into a number of fields and is represented as a sequence of bits:
a. instruction
b. instruction set
c. instruction code
d. parity code
58. Which unit is necessary for the execution of instruction:
a. Timing
b. Control
c. Both
d. None of these
59. Which unit provide status , timing and control signal:
a. Timing and control unit
b. Memory unit
c. Chace unit
d. None of these
60. Which unit acts as the brain of the computer which control other peripherals and interfaces:
a. Memory unit
b. Cache unit
c. Timing and control unit
d. None of these
61. It contains the ____________stack for PC storage during subroutine calls and input/output interrupt
services:
a. Seven- level hardware
b. Eight- level hardware
c. One- level hardware
d. Three- level hardware
62. Which unit works as an interface between the processor and all the memories on chip or off- chip:
a. Timing unit
b. Control unit
c. Memory control unit
d. All of these
63. The maximum clock frequency is_______:
a. 45 MHZ
b. 50 MHZ
c. 52 MHZ
d. 68 MHZ
64. ________ is given an instruction in machine language this instruction is fetched from the memory by the
CPU to execute:
a. ALU
b. CPU
c. MU
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d. All of these
65. Which cycle refers to the time period during which one instruction is fetched and executed by the CPU:
a. Fetch cycle
b. Instruction cycle
c. Decode cycle
d. Execute cycle
66. How many stages of instruction cycle:
a. 5
b. 6
c. 4
d. 7
67. Which are stages of instruction cycle:
a. Fetch
b. Decode
c. Execute
d. Derive effective address of the instruction
e. All of these
68. Which instruction are 32 bits long , with extra 16 bits:
a. Memory reference instruction
b. Memory reference format
c. Both
d. None of these
69. Which is addressed by sign extending the 16-bit displacement to 32-bit:
a. Memory address
b. Effective memory address
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
70. Which are instruction in which two machine cycle are required:
a. Instruction cycle
b. Memory reference instruction
c. Both
d. None of these
71. Which instruction are used in multithreaded parallel processor architecture:
a. Memory reference instruction
b. Memory reference format
c. Both
d. None of these
72. Which instruction are arranged as per the protocols of memory reference format of the input file in a
simple ASCII sequence of integers between the range 0 to 99 separated by spaces without formatted
text and symbols:
a. Memory reference instruction
b. Memory reference format
c. Both
d. None of these
73. ____________ is an external hardware event which causes the CPU to interrupt the current instruction
sequence:
a. Input interrupt
b. Output interrupt
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c. Both
d. None of these
74. ISR stand for:
a. Interrupt save routine
b. Interrupt service routine
c. Input stages routine
d. All of these
75. Which interrupt services save all the register and flags:
a. Save interrupt
b. Input/output interrupt
c. Service interrupt
d. All of these
76. IRET stand for:
a. Interrupt enter
b. Interrupt return
c. Interrupt delete
d. None of these
77. Which are benefit of input/output interrupt:
a. It is an external analogy to exceptions
b. The processor initiates and perform all I/O operation
c. The data is transferred into the memory through interrupt handler
d. All of these
78. Which are the not causes of the interrupt:
a. In any single device
b. In processor poll devices
c. It is an external analogy to exception
d. None of these
79. Which are the causes of the interrupt:
a. In any single device
b. In processor poll devices
c. In a device whose ID number is stored on the address bus
d. All of these
80. Which are the functioning of I/O interrupt:
a. The processor organizes all the I/O operation for smooth functioning
b. After completing the I/O operation the device interrupt the processor
c. Both
d. None of these
81. _________with which computers perform is way beyond human capabilities:
a. Speed
b. Accuracy
c. Storage
d. Versatility
82. _________ of a computer is consistently:
a. Speed
b. Accuracy
c. Storage
d. Versatility
83. GIGO stand for:
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a. Garbage-in-garbage-out
b. Garbage-in garbage-occur
c. Both
d. None of these
84. How many basic operations of versatility:
a. 5
b. 6
c. 4
d. 7
85. Which are the operation of versatility:
a. exchange of information with the outside world via I/O device
b. Transfer of data internally with in the central processing unit
c. Performs of the basic arithmetic operations
d. All of these
86. ____________ of information in a human brain and a computer happens differently:
a. Intelligence
b. Storage
c. Versatility
d. Diligence
87. Which are the basic operation for converting:
a. Inputting
b. Storing
c. Processing
d. Outputting
e. Controlling
f. All of these
88. The control unit and arithmetic logic unit are know as the ___________:
a. Central program unit
b. Central processing unit
c. Central primary unit
d. None of these
89. Which unit is comparable to the central nervous system in the human body:
a. Output unit
b. Control unit
c. Input unit
d. All of these
90. ___________ of the primary memory of the computer is limited:
a. Storage capacity
b. Magnetic disk
c. Both
d. None of these
91. Information is handled in the computer by _________:
a. Electrical digit
b. Electrical component
c. Electronic bit
d. None of these
92. 0 and 1 are know as ___________:
a. Byte
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b. Bit
c. Digits
d. Component
93. 0 and 1 abbreviation for:
a. Binary digit
b. Octal digit
c. Both
d. None of these
94. How many bit of nibble group:
a. 5
b. 4
c. 7
d. 8
95. How many bit of bytes:
a. 3
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
96. Which is the most important component of a digit computer that interprets the instruction and
processes the data contained in computer programs:
a. MU
b. ALU
c. CPU
d. PC
97. Which part work as a the brain of the computer and performs most of the calculation:
a. MU
b. PC
c. ALU
d. CPU
98. Which is the main function of the computer:
a. Execute of programs
b. Execution of programs
c. Both
d. None of these
99. How many major component make up the CPU:
a. 4
b. 3
c. 6
d. 8
100. Which register holds the current instruction to be executed:
a. Instruction register
b. Program register
c. Control register
d. None of these
101. Which register holds the next instruction to be executed:
a. Instruction register
b. Program register
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