Question 1

Describe synchronous processing in a parallel architecture.

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Synchronous processing is mult...

Question 2

The control unit and the arithmetic/logic unit are both part of the central processing unit (CPU).

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Addressability is the number of bits stored in each addressable location in memory.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which type of touch screen is made up of two layers that come into contact when the user presses on the screen?

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A)   Resistive
B)   Capacitive
C)   Infrared
D)   Surface acoustic wave (SAW) E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The prefix micro refers to which power of ten?

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A)   10-12
B)   10-9
C)   10-6
D)   10-3E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

A compact disc stores data using magnetized particles.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 7

Which of the following is a computing technique in which multiple processors each contribute one part of an overall computation?

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A)   Synchronous processing
B)   Task-level parallelism
C)   Data-level parallelism
D)   SIMD (single instructions, multiple data) 
E)   Rotation delayF) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

Task-level parallelism is based on the idea that different processors can execute different tasks simultaneously.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The interface called SATA (serial ATA) used with the hard disk drive is both faster and less costly to make than the parallel ATA in the transmission of individual data bits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 10

What are the the four ordered steps in the fetch-execute processing data and instruction processing cycle?

Accepted Answer

1. Fetch the next instruction....

Question 11

Which of the following means that each memory location can be accessed directly?

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A)   Hertz
B)   Pentium 4
C)   Random access
D)   Cycles per second
E)   ModemF) B) and E)
G) A) and C) C

Question 12

What two components make up the central processing unit in a von Neumann machine?

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The contro...

Question 13

_______________ is the time it takes for the desired sector to rotate to the read/write head in a disk drive.

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The answer of _______________ is the time it takes for...

Question 14

The data on a CD-RW can be rewritten.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

RAM stands for _______________, and is generally synonymous with the main memory of a computer.

Accepted Answer

random acc...

Question 16

The program counter is a register that stores the number of instructions executed by a computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The prefix giga is abbreviated G and stands for 109 (one billion) or 230 (slightly more than one billion).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following contains the instruction register?

Accepted Answer

A)   Control unit
B)   Arithmetic/logic unit
C)   Auxiliary storage device
D)   RAM
E)   ROMF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

What is the function of the front side bus (FSB)  in a computer?

Accepted Answer

A)   The FSB activates access to the megabytes of memory stored in the computer's cache.
B)   The FSB determines the resolution standard for the display screen of the computer.
C)   The FSB holds the capacity of memory contained in the graphics processor unit (GPU)  of the computer.
D)   The FSB protects the integrity and security of all software loaded on the computer.
E)   The FSB permits the central core processor to access input/output devices and memory not stored in the cache.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

A megabyte of memory space is larger than a gigabyte of memory space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Computing Components

Describe synchronous processing in a parallel architecture.

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The control unit and the arithmetic/logic unit are both part of the central processing unit (CPU).

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Addressability is the number of bits stored in each addressable location in memory.

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Which type of touch screen is made up of two layers that come into contact when the user presses on the screen?

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The prefix micro refers to which power of ten?

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A compact disc stores data using magnetized particles.

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Which of the following is a computing technique in which multiple processors each contribute one part of an overall computation?

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Task-level parallelism is based on the idea that different processors can execute different tasks simultaneously.

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The interface called SATA (serial ATA) used with the hard disk drive is both faster and less costly to make than the parallel ATA in the transmission of individual data bits.

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What are the the four ordered steps in the fetch-execute processing data and instruction processing cycle?

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Which of the following means that each memory location can be accessed directly?

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What two components make up the central processing unit in a von Neumann machine?

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_______________ is the time it takes for the desired sector to rotate to the read/write head in a disk drive.

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The data on a CD-RW can be rewritten.

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RAM stands for _______________, and is generally synonymous with the main memory of a computer.

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The program counter is a register that stores the number of instructions executed by a computer.

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The prefix giga is abbreviated G and stands for 109 (one billion) or 230 (slightly more than one billion).

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Which of the following contains the instruction register?

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What is the function of the front side bus (FSB) in a computer?

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A megabyte of memory space is larger than a gigabyte of memory space.

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