CEA 201 – Final Questions and Answers 2024
Computer technology is changing at a __________ pace.
A. Slow
B. Slow to medium
C. Rapid
D. Non-existent ** Answ** C
Computer _________ refers to those attributes that have a direct impact on the logical execution of a program.
A. Orga...
Computer technology is changing at a __________ pace.
A. Slow
B. Slow to medium
C. Rapid
D. Non-existent ** Answ** C
Computer _________ refers to those attributes that have a direct impact on the logical
execution of a program.
A. Organization
B. Specifics
C. Design
D. Architecture ** Answ** D
Architectural attributes include __________ .
A. I/O mechanisms
B. Control signals
C. Interfaces
D. Memory technology used ** Answ** A
_________ attributes include hardware details transparent to the programmer.
A. Interface
B. Organizational
C. Memory
D. Architectural ** Answ** B
It is a(n) _________ design issue whether a computer will have a multiply instruction.
A. Architectural
B. Memory
C. Elementary
D. Organizational ** Answ** A
It is a(n) _________ issue whether the multiply instruction will be implemented by a
special multiply unit or by a mechanism that makes repeated use of the add unit of the
system.
A. Architectural
B. Memory
C. Mechanical
D. Organizational ** Answ** D
A __________ system is a set of interrelated subsystems.
A. Secondary
,B. Hierarchical
C. Complex
D. Functional ** Answ** B
An I/O device is referred to as a __________.
A. CPU
B. Control device
C. Peripheral
D. Register ** Answ** C
When data are moved over longer distances, to or from a remote device, the process is
known as __________.
A. Data communications
B. Registering
C. Structuring
D. Data transport ** Answ** A
The _________ stores data.
A. System bus
B. I/O
C. Main memory
D. Control unit ** Answ** C
The __________ moves data between the computer and its external environment.
A. Data transport
B. I/O
C. Register
D. CPU interconnection ** Answ** B
A common example of system interconnection is by means of a __________.
A. Register
B. System bus
C. Data transport
D. Control device ** Answ** B
A _________ is a mechanism that provides for communication among CPU, main
memory, and I/O.
A. System interconnection
B. CPU interconnection
C. Peripheral
D. Processor ** Answ** A
_________ provide storage internal to the CPU.
A. Control units
B. ALUs
C. Main memory
,D. Registers ** Answ** D
The __________ performs the computer's data processing functions.
A. Register
B. CPU interconnection
C. ALU
D. System bus ** Answ** C
The world's first general-purpose electronic digital computer was designed and
constructed at The Ohio State University.
(T/F) ** Answ** F
key: the Moore School of Electrical Engineering
John Mauchly and John Eckert designed the ENIAC.
(T/F) ** Answ** T
The major drawback of the EDVAC was that it had to be programmed manually by
setting switches and plugging and unplugging cables.
(T/F) ** Answ** F
The IAS is the prototype of all subsequent general-purpose computers.
(T/F) ** Answ** T
The IAS operates by repetitively performing an instruction cycle.
(T/F) ** Answ** T
Backward compatible means that the programs written for the older machines can be
executed on the new machine.
(T/F) ** Answ** T
A vacuum tube is a solid-state device made from silicon.
(T/F) ** Answ** F
key: solid-state -> electronic
silicon -> glass or metal
Computers are classified into generations based on the fundamental hardware
technology employed.
(T/F) ** Answ** T
System software was introduced in the third generation of computers.
(T/F) ** Answ** F
the second
A wafer is made of silicon and is broken up into chips which consists of many gates
and/or memory cells plus a number of input and output attachment points.
(T/F) ** Answ** T
, IBM's System/360 was the industry's first planned family of computers.
(T/F) ** Answ** T
Intel's 4004 was the first chip to contain all of the components of a CPU on a single
chip.
(T/F) ** Answ** T
Designers wrestle with the challenge of balancing processor performance with that of
main memory and other computer components.
(T/F) ** Answ** T
The Intel x86 evolved from RISC design principles and is used in embedded systems.
(T/F) ** Answ** F
key: CISC
A common measure of performance for a processor is the rate at which instructions are
executed, expressed as billions of instructions per seconds (BIPS).
(T/F) ** Answ** F
BIPS được cho là một số liệu lỗi thời và thiếu sót
The _________ was the world's first general-purpose electronic digital computer.
A. UNIVAC
B. MARK IV
C. ENIAC
D. Hollerith's Counting Machine ** Answ** C
The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer project was a response to U.S.
needs during _________.
A. The Civil War
B. The French-American War
C. World War I
D. World War II ** Answ** D
The Electronic Numerical Integrator: bộ tích hợp số điện tử
The ENIAC used __________.
A. Vacuum tubes
B. Integrated circuits
C. IAS
D. Transistors ** Answ** A
The ENIAC is an example of a _________ generation computer.
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth ** Answ** A
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