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CPE Challenge 2013 Elimination Round Written Exam

The document contains 30 multiple choice questions about computer science topics such as data structures, operating systems, programming languages, hardware components and protocols. The questions cover a wide range of fundamental CS concepts and ask the reader to provide short answers in the spaces provided.

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CPE Challenge 2013 Elimination Round Written Exam

The document contains 30 multiple choice questions about computer science topics such as data structures, operating systems, programming languages, hardware components and protocols. The questions cover a wide range of fundamental CS concepts and ask the reader to provide short answers in the spaces provided.

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Directions: Read and analyze each question carefully then answer.

Write your answer in the blank space


provided before each number.

____________1. Which is typically the longest: bit, byte, nibble, word?


____________2. The instruction MOV [BX+SI], DX is of what type of addressing mode base on Intel 8086?
____________3. A sorting algorithm that orders a list of values by partitioning the list around one element
called a pivot, then sorting each partition.
____________4. What is the physical address of the instruction at 138C:021A?
____________5. In a 16-bit register, what is the range of unsigned hexadecimal numbers that can be
represented in it?
____________6. It is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such
as smartphones and tablet computers.
____________7. The lowest layer of the OSI model concerned with the transmission and reception of the
unstructured raw bit stream over a physical medium.
____________8. This chipset found on modern computers that controls the data transmission/communication
between the I/O peripherals and the Memory Controller Host (MCH).
____________ 9. Applying De Morgan's theorem to the expression (X + Y) + Z, we get ________
____________10. An implementation technique where multiple instruction are overlapped in execution.
____________11. In performing the instruction MOV [AX], ABCD in Intel 8086, where AX = 123B, what is the
content of the memory address 123C?
____________12. What is the most widely used alphanumeric code for computer input and output?
____________13. What is the name of the penguin character and the official mascot of the Linux kernel?
____________14. It is the standard TCP/IP protocol for virtual terminal service that enables establishment of
a connection to a remote system in such a way that the local terminal appears to be a
terminal at the remote system.
____________15. Simplify the Boolean expression (A+B+C)(D+E) + (A+B+C)(D+E).

____________16. A Danish computer scientist, most notable for the creation and the development of the
widely-used C++ programming language.
____________17. The process of creating an incomplete model of the future full-featured software.
____________18. A data structure consisting of a group of nodes which together represent a sequence. 
____________19. It is that portion of the electromagnetic spectrum occupied by a signal.
____________20. A 500 MHz Pentium III processor takes 2 ms to run a program with 200,000 instructions.
Calculate the CPI of Pentium III.
____________21. It is a digital logic gate with two or more inputs and one output that performs logical
equality. It produces a HIGH output when all its inputs are HIGH or when all its inputs are
LOW.
____________22. What is the output of a JK flip flop if both inputs are logic 1?
____________23. It is an open area inside system unit used to install additional equipment.
____________24. A copyrighted software that is distributed free for trial period.
____________25. What will be the storage capacity in bits of an SRAM with 12 address pins and 8 bit data
width?
____________26. It is a standard mechanism provided by TCP/IP for copying a file from one host to another.
No abbreviation.
____________27. The content of a 4-bit register ABCD (where flip-flop A holds the most significant bit) is
initially 0000. The register is shifted 8 times to the right with the sequence 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 as
the serial input. The leftmost bit of the sequence is applied first. Determine the content of
the register after the 6th shift.
____________28. Computing systems with tightly coupled hardware and software integration that are
designed to perform a dedicated function.
____________29. A certain SXGA monitor has a resolution of 1280x1024. What is its aspect ratio?
____________30. This type of bus holds the signal generated by the microprocessor to provide timing for its
various operations.
ANSWERS:

1. word
2. Base-plus-Index
3. quick sort
4. 13ADA
5. 0000-FFFF
6. Android/ Android OS
7. physical layer or Layer 1
8. Southbridge
9. (X+Y)Z or XZ + YZ
10. pipelining
11. AB
12. ASCII
13. Tux
14. Telnet
15. D+E
16. Bjarne Stroustrup
17. Prototyping/software prototyping
18. linked list
19. bandwidth
20. 5 clock cycles/instruction
21. XNOR
22. toggle
23. bay
24. shareware
25. 32768 bits
26. File Transfer Protocol
27. 1011
28. Embedded Systems
29. 5:4
30. control bus/control

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