Description : Microprocessor is fabricated on single chip using: a. MOS b. ALU c. CPU d. All of these
Last Answer : a. MOS
Description : Which technology using the microprocessor is fabricated on a single chip: a. POS b. MOS c. ALU d. ABM
Last Answer : b. MOS
Description : Which is the microprocessor comprises: a. Register section b. One or more ALU c. Control unit d. All of these
Last Answer : d. All of these
Description : An integrated circuit is a. A complicated circuit b. An integrating device c. Much costlier than a single transistor d. Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
Last Answer : d. Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
Description : A computer which has the microprocessor as______ is called as a microcomputer: a. CPU b. ALU c. RU
Last Answer : a. CPU
Description : Which process information at a much faster rate than it can retrieve it from memory: a. ALU b. Processor c. Microprocessor d. CPU
Last Answer : d. CPU
Description : A plastic card similar to a credit card but having some memory and a microprocessor embedded within it is a. Punched paper tape b. Chip card c. Card punch
Last Answer : a. Punched paper tape
Description : The two major types of computer chips are a. External memory chip b. Primary memory chip c. Microprocessor chip d. Both b and c
Last Answer : d. Both b and c
Description : What was the name of the first commercially available microprocessor chip? a. Intel 308 b. Intel 33 c. Intel 4004 d. Motorola 639
Last Answer : c. Intel 4004
Description : A microprocessor is a _______ chip integrating all the functions of a CPU of a computer. A. multiple B. single C. double D. triple
Last Answer : A microprocessor is a single chip integrating all the functions of a CPU of a computer.
Description : Processors of all computers, whether micro, mini or mainframe must have a. ALU b. Primary Storage c. Control unit d. All of above
Last Answer : b. Primary Storage
Description : Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing? a. Disk unit b. Control unit c. ALU d. Modem
Last Answer : c. ALU
Description : The brain of any computer system is a. ALU b. Memory c. CPU d. Control unit
Last Answer : c. CPU
Description : A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is a. Process control b. ALU c. Register Unit d. Process description
Last Answer : d. Process description
Description : Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU? a. Control unit and registers b. Registers and main memory c. Control Unit and ALU d. ALU and bus
Last Answer : c. Control Unit and ALU
Description : Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC? a. Minicomputers b. Microcomputers c. Mainframe computers d. Super computer
Last Answer : c. Mainframe computers
Description : Which is the components of microprocessor: a. Register unit b. Arithmetic and logical unit c. Timing and control unit d. All of these
Description : ALU is a. Arithmetic Logic Unit b. Array Logic Unit c. Application Logic Unit d. None of above
Last Answer : a. Arithmetic Logic Unit
Description : The important unit of a microprocessor is – (1) ALU (2) array of registers (3) control unit (4) All of the above
Last Answer : (4) All of the above Explanation: The basic units or blocks of a microprocessor are ALU, an array of registers and control unit. A minimal hypothetical microprocessor might only include an ... which indicate the results of the last operation (zero value, negative number, overflow or others).
Description : The important unit of a microprocessor is (1) ALU (2) array of registers (3) control unit (4) All of the above
Last Answer : All of the above
Description : The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from a. Primary memory b. Control section c. External memory d. Cache memory
Last Answer : b. Control section
Description : One of the main features that distinguish microprocessor from microcomputers is (A) words are usually larger in microprocessors. (B) words are shorter in microprocessors. (C) microprocessor does not contain I/O devices. (D) None of the above.
Last Answer : (C) microprocessor does not contain I/O devices.
Description : In a 16-bit microprocessor, a single word is A) 16 bit data B) 32 bit data C) 8 bit data D) 64 bit data
Last Answer : In a 16-bit microprocessor, a single word is 16 bit data
Description : The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except: a. Microprocessor b. Disk controller c. Serial interface d. Modem
Last Answer : d. Modem
Description : CS stands for: a. Cable select b. Chip select c. Control select d. Cable system
Last Answer : b. Chip select
Description : An Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) normally contains a number of multiplexer circuits. How many of these might you expect to find in an ALU in a modern CPU chip, and what is their purpose?
Last Answer : answer:FYI, We don’t do homework here. Hint: Realize that an ALU needs to be fed instructions (opcodes) and that they will need to be decoded. This question is also somewhat dated.
Description : List the four instructions which control the interrupt structure of the 8085 microprocessor.
Last Answer : • DI ( Disable Interrupts ) • EI ( Enable Interrupts ) • RIM ( Read Interrupt Masks ) • SIM ( Set Interrupt Masks )
Description : How many bit microprocessor still survives in low-end application such as microwave ovens and small control system: a. 4 bit b. 16 bit c. 32 bit d. 64 bit
Last Answer : a. 4 bit
Description : What type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic on the bus, in order to prevent two devices from trying to use it at the same time? a. Bus control b. Interrupts c. Bus arbitration d. Status
Last Answer : c. Bus arbitration
Description : A microprocessor retries instructions from : a. Control memory b. Cache memory c. Main memory d. Virtual memory
Last Answer : c. Main memory
Description : ____is used to control the cache with two new control bits not present in the 80386 microprocessor. What are the bits used to control the 8K byte cache? a) CR0, CD, NW b) CR0, NW, PWT c) Control Register Zero, PWT, PCD d) none
Last Answer : d) none
Description : The purpose of the microprocessor is to control ______ A. memory B. switches C. processing D. tasks
Last Answer : The purpose of the microprocessor is to control memory
Description : The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage element called a. Semiconductor memory b. Registers c. Hard disks d. Magnetic disk
Last Answer : b. Registers
Description : Why 8085 processor is called an 8 bit processor? a) Because 8085 processor has 8 bit ALU. b) Because 8085 processor has 8 bit data bus. c) a & b.
Last Answer : a) Because 8085 processor has 8 bit ALU.
Description : PC’s use____ based on this architecture: a. CPU b. ALU c. MU
Description : Which of the following is a secondary memory device? a. Keyboard b. Disk c. ALU d. All of the above
Last Answer : b. Disk
Description : What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer? a. Grater than b. Less than c. Equal to d. All of the above
Last Answer : d. All of the above
Description : Which is an item of storage medium in the form of circular plate? a. Disk b. CPU c. Printer d. ALU
Last Answer : a. Disk
Description : Interface electronic circuit is used to interconnect I/O devices to a computer’s CPU or a. ALU b. Memory c. Buffer d. Register
Last Answer : b. Memory
Description : A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a … resident package a. CPU b. Memory c. Buffer d. ALU
Description : The ____ place the data from a register onto the data bus: a. CPU b. ALU c. Both A and B d. None of these
Description : The register section is related to______ of the computer: a. Processing b. ALU c. Main memory d. None of these
Description : Who is the brain of computer: a. ALU b. CPU c. MU d. None of these
Last Answer : b. CPU
Description : An error in computer data is called a. Chip b. Bug c. CPU d. Storage device
Last Answer : b. Bug
Description : The external device is connected to a pin called the ______ pin on the processor chip. a. Interrupt b. Transfer c. Both d. None of these
Last Answer : a. Interrupt
Description : How many ALU(s) is/are control by one control unit is SIMD (single instruction stream, multiple data stream) architecture? a) one or more ALUs b) One ALU c) Only two ALU d) Impossible to say
Last Answer : a) one or more ALUs
Description : How many address lines in a 4096 x 8 EPROM CHIP?
Last Answer : 12 address lines.
Description : The growth of SSI up to____: a. 100 device on a chip b. 200 device on a chip c. 300 device on a chip d. 400 device on a chip
Last Answer : a. 100 device on a chip