Advanced Computer Architecture MCQs with Answers
Practice important Advanced Computer Architecture MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q221: The instruction format Type I in FALCON-A reserves how many bits for the op-code?
- A: 3 bits
- B: 5 bits
- C: 8 bits
- D: 16 bits
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B
Q222: How many general-purpose registers does the FALCON-A CPU have?
- A: 4
- B: 6
- C: 8
- D: 10
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C
Q223: The instruction 'nop' is used to ________.
- A: Do nothing
- B: Perform addition
- C: Reset the processor
- D: Halt execution
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A
Q224: The instruction 'ret' is used to ________.
- A: Return control from a subroutine
- B: Load a value from memory
- C: Store a value in memory
- D: Halt execution
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A
Q225: The opcode for the instruction 'movi' is ________.
- A: 7
- B: 9
- C: 18
- D: 24
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A
Q226: Which instruction is used to load a register from an input device in FALCON-A?
- A: out
- B: in
- C: movi
- D: ret
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B
Q227: The instruction 'addi' is used to ________.
- A: Subtract a constant
- B: Add a constant to a register
- C: Multiply two registers
- D: Shift bits left
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B
Q228: The 'andi' instruction performs a ________ operation.
- A: Bit-wise OR
- B: Bit-wise AND
- C: Addition
- D: Subtraction
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B
Q229: The PC-relative jump is executed if the value of the register ra is ________.
- A: Zero
- B: Non-zero
- C: Even
- D: Odd
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A
Q230: The 'shiftl' instruction shifts bits _________.
- A: Left
- B: Right
- C: Up
- D: Down
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A