Advanced Computer Architecture MCQs with Answers
Practice important Advanced Computer Architecture MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q691: Which of the following instructions helps in bit manipulation?
- A: shiftl
- B: mul
- C: addi
- D: load
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A
Q692: Fill in the blank: To verify the output port value, double-click on the top left corner of the ______ pane.
- A: memory
- B: simulation
- C: I/O port
- D: status
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C
Q693: What technique allows the CPU to transfer control for data transfer?
- A: DMA
- B: Interrupts
- C: CPU polling
- D: Bus control
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A
Q694: What is the maximum transfer rate of the hard drive in the given example?
- A: 1MB/sec
- B: 25KB/sec
- C: 30KB/sec
- D: 512KB/sec
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A
Q695: In the nested interrupts, what does the priority mask determine?
- A: The order of interrupts
- B: The number of devices
- C: The transfer rate
- D: The polling frequency
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A
Q696: What is the polling frequency required for an I/O device to maintain a 10ms delay?
- A: 20ms
- B: 50ms
- C: 10ms
- D: 5ms
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A
Q697: What is the CPU time percentage required for polling a hard drive?
- A: 0.512
- B: 0.0256
- C: 6.0E-5
- D: 0.1
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A
Q698: For a floppy disk with a transfer rate of 25KB/sec, what is the percentage of CPU time spent polling?
- A: 0.0256
- B: 0.512
- C: 6.0E-5
- D: 0.1
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A
Q699: When using DMA, what does the CPU do during data transfer?
- A: Stays idle
- B: Continues polling
- C: Processes other tasks
- D: Transfers data
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B
Q700: How many instructions are executed to print an 80 character line?
- A: 565
- B: 600
- C: 80
- D: 500
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A