Computer Science Quiz

Which of the following components was used in the first ENIAC computer?

• Bipolar transistors

• Field transistors

• Vacuum tubes

• Semiconductor Ics

Which of the following statements is NOT part of the Von Newmann principle?

• Computers can operate according to a stored program

• The computer uses a program counter to indicate the location of the next statement

• A computer's memory is addressable

• Each statement must have a memory area containing the address of the next instruction

Regarding the ALU(Arithmetic Logic Unit), besides basic arithmetic operations, what operations can it perform? (choose two correct answers)

• It handles logical operations such as AND, OR, XOR, NOT.

• It handles data transfer operations like MOVE, GO, JUMP.

• It handles decoding operations after an instruction is fetched.

• It handles bit shifting operations like multi and div operations by powers of two.

Select the main technology applied in each computer generation

• 1-D;2-C;3-B

• 1-A;2-C;3-D

• 1-A;2-B;3-C

• 1-D;2-B;3-C

What electronic component is used to govern operations such as fetching, decoding, and performing arithmetic operations executed by a processor?

• Using a system clock

• Using a quartz crystal

• Using a analog to digital converter

• Using a counter

The pulse rate in the ck system is known as the

• ck cycle

• ck speed

• ck time

• ck tick

The instruction, which adds 1 to thevalue in a memory location, has five stages: fetch opcode (four cycles),fetch operand address (three cycles), fetch operand (three cycles), add 1 to operand (three cycles), and store operand (three cycles). An interrupt sends request at beginning of fetch operand stage. How many cycles does the processor enter the interrupt processing cycle?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

Which representation is most efficient to perform arithmetic operations on the signed integer numbers?

• Sign-magnitude

• 2's complement

• 1's & 2's compliment

• 1's complement

interprets the instructions in memory and causes them to be executed.

• Registers

• CPU interconnection

• Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU)

• I/O Modules

• Control Unit (CU)

What is the function of the bus system in the computer?

• Extend the communication function of the computer

• Connect components in the computer

• Control peripherals

• Transform signals in the computer

• All of the mentioned