CEA201 - Quiz 1

The ENIAC is an example of a _________ generation computer.

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

Second generation computers used __________.

• integrated circuits

• transistors

• vacuum tubes

• large-scale integration

Virtually all contemporary computer designs are based on concepts developed by __________.

• John Maulchy

• Herman Hollerith

• John von Neumann

• John Eckert

Computer _________ refers to those attributes that have a direct impact on the logical execution of a program.

• organization

• specifics

• design

• architecture

What does CPU stand for?

• Central Proceder Unit

• Central Processing Unit

• Control Processing Unit

• Central Processing Universal

A(n) _________ is generated by a failure such as power failure or memory parity error.

• I/O interrupt

• hardware failure interrupt

• timer interrupt

• program interrupt

Computers are classified into _____ based on the _____ employed.

• Types, disk types

• Generations, input/output devices

• Generations, fundamental hardware technology

• Types, attachable cards

A bus that connects major computer components (processor, memory, I/O) is called a __________.

• system bus

• address bus

• data bus

• control bus

What do the letters A.L.U. stand for?

• Arithmetic Logic Universal

• Alternative Logic Unit

• Arithmetic Logical Uniform

• Arithmetic Logic Unit

A sequence of codes or instructions is called __________.

• memory

• interconnect

• software

• register