Computing Architecture MCQs

Computing Architecture MCQs

The following Computing Architecture MCQs have been compiled by our experts through research, in order to test your knowledge of the subject of Computing Architecture. We encourage you to answer these multiple-choice questions to assess your proficiency.
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1: What is Abstraction?

A.   A rhetorical device

B.   A type of painting

C.   The process of removing details to focus attention on aspects greater importance

D.   The process of categorization

2: What kind of metric is the Abstractness Metric for the source code of object oriented systems?

A.   Algorithm

B.   Computational Theory

C.   Design Pattern

D.   Metric

3: What is an Access Control List (ACL)?

A.   A form of network security

B.   An organized list of web addresses

C.   A system of user authentication

D.   A way to organize and store permissions of a principal for a specific entity

4: What does the term 'Accountability' refer to in software engineering?

A.   The degree to which the software is able to adapt to changing inputs

B.   The degree to which an entity is able to meet established goals

C.   The degree to which the success of an entity is measured

D.   The degree to which the actions of an entity can be traced uniquely to the entity

5: What is an iSAQB?

A.   International Software Analyst Qualification Board

B.   International Software Certification Board

C.   The International Software Architecture Qualification Board

D.   International Software Assessment & Quality Board

6: _____ holds data when the computer is off or during the course of a program

A.   Random access memory

B.   Read-only memory.

C.   Secondary memory

D.   None of these

7: ________ are devices in a computer that are in either the on or off state.

A.   Synchronous circuits

B.   Asynchronous circuits

C.   Electrical switches

D.   Unicodes

8: A write once, read many (worm) disc is a common type of _____.

A.   Magnetic storage

B.   Optical storage

C.   Random access memory (RAM)

D.   Read-only memory (ROM)

9: Each place value in a binary number represents ____ raised to the appropriate power.

A.   .0

B.   2

C.   1

D.   10

10: Eight bits grouped together are collectively referred to as a ____.

A.   Kilobit

B.   Pixel

C.   Byte

D.   Binary

11: Gallium arsenide _____ than silicon.

A.   Is more fragile

B.   Is more suitable for mass production

C.   Emits less light

D.   Operates at lower temperatures

12: Rom bios is a small set of instructions that tells the computer all of the following except ____.

A.   What the data transfer rate should be

B.   How to access the hard disk

C.   Where to find the operating system

D.   How to load the operating system into RAM

13: The speed of a level of cache memory is impacted by ________.

A.   The chip's proximity to the CPU

B.   The size of the hard drive

C.   The physical size of the chip

D.   The amount of storage space on the chip

14: Two types of _____ are voice commands and marks on paper.

A.   Software

B.   Output

C.   Input

D.   Flash.

15: A countercurrent heat exchanger enables an animal to _____.

A.   Reduce the loss of body heat to the environment

B.   Absorb heat from the environment

C.   Produce more heat when needed.

16: The _____ is housed in the cpu and temporarily stores frequently used data.

A.   Electrons

B.   BIOS

C.   Cache

D.   Microchips

17: The bus width and bus speed together determine the bus?s ____.

A.   Clock speed

B.   Throughput

C.   Machine cycle

D.   Memory

18: A ________ uses electronic memory and has no motors or moving parts.

A.   Blu-ray drives

B.   Mechanical hard drive

C.   Video card

D.   Solid-state drive

19: The motherboard is sometimes called a(n) ______ board.

A.   Processor

B.   Update & security

C.   Data

D.   System

20: The system ____ generates regular electronic pulses that set the operating pace of the system unit.

A.   Bus

B.   Clock

C.   Processor

D.   Cache

21: Data travels in and out of the cpu through embedded wires called the __________.

A.   SSDs

B.   Capacity

C.   Volatile

D.   Bus

22: A _____ locates all or most of the processing logic on the server.

A.   Thin client

B.   Batch client

C.   Topological client

D.   Portal client

23: Moores law describes the pace at which ______ improve.

A.   CPUs cache modules clock cycles RAM

B.   Dolby Digital 7.1 creates

C.   Computers are designed with

D.   Moore's Law refers to the

24: On a pentium processor the _________ is directly connected to the i/o unit.

A.   System bus

B.   Address bus

C.   Data bus

D.   Control bus.

25: The more vram you have, the higher the ________ you can use.

A.   Refresh rate

B.   Dot pitch

C.   Resolution

D.   Hertz

26: The size and shape of the _____ influences what a system component may look like.

A.   ALU

B.   MOTHERBOARD

C.   MEMORY

D.   CACHE

27: The speed of the _____ influences how fast the processor can process data.

A.   Motherboard

B.   Internal clock

C.   Transistor

D.   Front side

28: The statement select * from t1, t2 produces a(n) _____ join.

A.   UNION

B.   HAVING

C.   CROSS

D.   EXET

29: Under linux filename conventions, the ____ represents the root directory.

A.   \

B.   ^

C.   ..

D.   /

30: When purchasing a typical pc today, you can expect at least _____ gb of ram installed.

A.   2.

B.   5.

C.   8.

D.   10.

31: The clipboards contents are typically stored in _____.

A.   Random access memory

B.   Mainframe computers

C.   Machine language

D.   Integrated circuits