Advanced Computer Architecture MCQs with Answers
Practice important Advanced Computer Architecture MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q851: The purpose of a row address strobe signal (RAS) is to differentiate between _______.
- A: Data and address
- B: Row and column addresses
- C: Read and write operations
- D: Cache and RAM
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B
Q852: What is the characteristic of spatial locality in memory access?
- A: Data at adjacent addresses is likely to be accessed next.
- B: Data must be accessed in a specific sequence.
- C: Only one memory location can be accessed at a time.
- D: Data is accessed randomly.
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A
Q853: What happens during a cache miss?
- A: Data is delivered to the CPU directly from cache.
- B: The CPU retrieves data from the main memory.
- C: The cache is refreshed.
- D: The CPU stops processing.
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B
Q854: Dynamic RAM requires a _______ operation to maintain data integrity.
- A: Refresh
- B: Write
- C: Read
- D: Validate
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A
Q855: Which of the following is NOT a type of Read Only Memory?
- A: PROM
- B: SRAM
- C: Flash Memory
- D: EEPROM
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B
Q856: Data signals from each chip supplying different bits of a wider word is known as _______.
- A: Addressing
- B: Data assembly
- C: Word assembly
- D: Signal processing
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C
Q857: The timing complexity in dynamic RAM modules is primarily due to _______.
- A: Control signals
- B: Timing characteristics
- C: Multiplexing of addresses
- D: Row and column addresses
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C
Q858: What principle does cache operation primarily rely on?
- A: Principle of locality
- B: Principle of clarity
- C: Principle of redundancy
- D: Principle of efficiency
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A
Q859: Spatial locality indicates that if an address is accessed, the next address is likely to be ______.
- A: far away
- B: nearby
- C: on another device
- D: in a different memory
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B
Q860: Temporal locality suggests that once a data item is accessed, it is likely to be referenced ______.
- A: multiple times
- B: only once
- C: never again
- D: in another context
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A