1.

The memory unit that communicates directly with the CPU is called the Main memory

2. In Assembly language programming, minimum number of operands required for an instruction is/are ZERO

3. The average time required to reach a storage location in memory and obtain its contents is called the Access
time
4. When CPU is executing a Program that is part of the Operating System, it is said to be in system Mode

5. The main memory in a Personal Computer (PC) is made of Cache memory and Static Ram

6. The circuit converting binary data in to decimal is called decoder

7. A three input NOR gate gives logic high output only when all inputs are low

8. n bits in operation code imply that there are 2n possible distinct operators

9. Program counter register keeps tracks of the instructions stored in program stored in memory.

10. The instruction ‘ORG O’ is a machine instruction

1.When CPU is executing a Program that is part of the Operating System, it is said to be in system mode

2. The main memory in a Personal Computer (PC) is made of cache memory and Static Ram

3.The circuit converting binary data in to decimal is called decoder

4. A three input NOR gate gives logic high output only when all in puts are low

5.n bits in operation code imply that there are 2n possible distinct operators.

6. In a normal n-bit adder, to find out if an overflow as occurred we make use of xor gate

7. In the implementation of a Multiplier circuit in the system we make use of shift register
8. In Assembly language programming, minimum number of operands required for an instruction is/are one
9. The average time required to reach a storage location in memory and obtain its contents is called
The access time
10. .(10001)2 = ( 11)16

1.In Reverse Polish notation, expression A*B+C*D is written as [ c ]

A. B*CD*+ B. A*BCD*+ C. AB*CD+* D. A*B*CD+

2. SIMD represents an organization that [ c ]

A. Refers to a computer system capable of processing several programs at the same time.
 B. Represents organization of single computer containing a control unit, processor unit and a memory
unit.

C. Includes many processing units under the supervision of a common control unit

D. None of the above.

3. Floating point representation is used to store [ c ]

A)Boolean values B).whole numbers

C).Real integers D). Integers

4. Assembly language [ a ]

A).Uses alphabetic codes in place of binary numbers used in machine language B).is the easiest language to write
programs

C).need not be translated into machine language D).None of these

5. In computers, subtraction is generally carried out by [ d ]

A).9’s complement B).10’s complement

C).1’s complement D).2’s complement

6. The amount of time required to read a block of data from a disk into memory is composed of seek time, rotational

latency, and transfer time. Rotational latency refers to

[ c ]

A).the time its takes for the platter to make a full rotation

B).the time it takes for the read-write head to move into position over the appropriate track

C).the time it takes for the platter to rotate the correct sector under the head D).none of the above

7. What characteristic of RAM memory makes it not suitable for permanent storage? [ c ]

A).too slow B).unreliable C)it is volatile D)too bulky

8. Computers use addressing mode techniques for [ d ]

A).giving programming versatility to the user by providing facilities as pointers to memory counters for loop control
B).to reduce no. of bits in the field of instruction

C).specifying rules for modifying or interpreting address field of the instruction D).All the above

9. The average time required to reach a storage location in memory and obtain its contents is called the [ c ]

A).seek time B).turnaround time C).access time D)transfer time

10. The idea of cache memory is based [ d ]

A).on the property of locality of reference

B).on the heuristic 90-10 rule

C).on the fact that references generally tend to cluster

D)all of the above

1. What is computer architecture? [ b ]

a) set of categories and methods that specify the functioning, organisation, and implementation
of computer systems

b) set of principles and methods that specify the functioning, organisation, and implementation
of computer systems

c) set of functions and methods that specify the functioning, organisation, and implementation of
computer systems

d) None of the mentioned

2. What is computer organization? [ c

]

a) structure and behaviour of a computer system as observed by the user

b) structure of a computer system as observed by the developer

c) structure and behaviour of a computer system as observed by the developer

d) All of the mentioned

3. Which of the following is a type of computer architecture? [ d ]

a) Micro architecture b) Harvard Architecture
c) Von-Neumann Architecture d) All of the mentioned

4. If an exception is raised and the succeeding instructions are executed completely, then the
processor is said to have ______ [ c ]
a) Generation word b) Exception handling

c) Imprecise exceptions d) None of the mentioned

5.. ________ are the different type/s of generating control signals. [ d ]

a) Hardwired b) Micro-instruction
c) Micro-programmed d) Both Micro-programmed and Hard wired
6. The controller multiplexes the addresses after getting the _____ signal. [ b ]
a) INTR b) ACK c) RESET d) Request
7.In the case of, Zero-address instruction method the operands are stored in [ c ]
a) Registers b) Accumulators c) Push down stack d) Cache
8. Which method/s of representation of numbers occupies a large amount of memory
than others? [ a ]
a) Sign-magnitude b) 1’s complement c) 2’s complement d) 1’s & 2’s
compliment
9. For the addition of large integers, most of the systems make use of __[ c ]
a) Fast adders b) Full adders c) Carry look-ahead adders d) None of the mentioned
10. The memory unit that communicates directly with the CPU is called the [ a ]
A)Primary memory b)Secondary memory c)Cashe memory d)None