CPU Architecture and Memory Management Quiz

CPU Architecture and Memory Management Quiz

12th Grade

20 Qs

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CPU Architecture and Memory Management Quiz

CPU Architecture and Memory Management Quiz

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Quiz

Computers

12th Grade

Medium

Created by

Bati Mohoang

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a defining characteristic of Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) architecture?

Complex instructions that perform multiple operations

A small set of simple instructions

Variable-length instructions

Microcoded control unit

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC) architecture?

A large set of complex instructions

Simple instructions executed in a single clock cycle

Limited addressing modes

Emphasis on software

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which architecture is more likely to use a hardwired control unit?

RISC

CISC

Both RISC and CISC

Neither RISC nor CISC

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which architecture is characterized by variable-length instructions?

RISC

CISC

Both RISC and CISC

Neither RISC nor CISC

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an advantage of RISC architecture?

Fewer general-purpose registers

More complex instructions

Pipelining is straightforward to apply

Emphasis on hardware

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of memory address register (MAR)?

To hold data being transferred to or from memory

To store the address of the memory location to be accessed

To store the instruction being executed

To hold the results of an ALU operation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which register holds the data being transferred to or from memory?

Program counter (PC)

Memory data register (MDR)

Current instruction register (CIR)

Accumulator (ACC)

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