Microprocessor and Interfacing MCQs
Microprocessor and Interfacing MCQs
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1: What is the name of the SOI substrate that transistors are built into?
A. Silicon Carbide
B. Depleted Substrate
C. Gallium Arsenide
D. Copper
2: What type of substrate is used to build Depleted Substrate Transistors?
A. GaN
B. Si
C. SOI
D. GaAs
E. SiC
3: The Decode Unit translates what format into an understandable format by the Arithmetic Logic Unit and the Registers?
A. Complex machine language instructions
B. Text
C. The CPU reads and executes instructions from memory
D. Bitmapped graphics
E. The CPU executes instructions as they are received
4: The Data Cache works very closely with the processing what three units?
A. The ALU, Registers and Data Cache
B. The Registers, ALU and the Decode Unit
C. The Registers and the Data Cache
D. The ALU, Registers and the Decode Unit
E. The ALU, Registers and the Control Unit
5: How does the Decode Unit's data get stored in the Data Cache?
A. By tag
B. Randomly
C. In Random Access Memory
D. Specially labelled
E. On a Disk
6: What is the formal term for the microprocessor chip that powers a personal computer?
A. Graphics Processor
B. Memory Unit
C. Memory
D. Central Processing Unit
E. Motherboard
7: What is the ALU?
A. Central Processing Unit
B. Arithmetic Logic Unit
C. Arithmetic unit
D. American Legion
E. Candy bar
8: What does the control unit make sure happens?
A. Everything happens in the right place at the right time
B. Outputs are accurate
C. The generator runs smoothly
D. There is enough power for everything
E. The machine runs smoothly
9: CPU performance increases by increasing the clock, but what stays the same?
A. Cache size
B. CPU core count
C. Memory speed
D. Core speed
E. I/O speed
10: CPU performance is increased by increasing what?
A. The number of CPUs
B. The internal CPU clock
C. The amount of memory
D. The number of cores
E. The amount of RAM
11: What does the acronym CISC stand for?
A. Computer-Integrated System
B. Computer-Aided Software Customization
C. Central Processing Unit
D. Complex Instruction Set Computer
E. Computer-Integrated Software
12: How many unique instructions can a CISC microprocessor have?
A. 200
B. 600
C. 1,000
D. 400
13: What holds a charge?
A. Capacitor
B. Wire
C. Ion
D. Battery
14: What does a capacitor hold?
A. Electricity
B. Gas
C. A charge
D. An item that stores liquid
E. A quantity of electricity
15: The Bus Unit is where instructions flow in and out of the microprocessor from which device?
A. Main Memory
B. I/O Controller
C. CPU
D. ROM
16: What is the name of the unit where instructions flow in and out of the microprocessor?
A. Control Unit
B. Memory Unit
C. Bus Unit
D. Logic Unit
E. CPU Unit
17: What is George Boole's profession?
A. Chemist
B. Historian
C. Lawyer
D. Mathematician
E. Scientist
18: Who invented Boolean logic?
A. George Boole
B. Charles Babbage
C. Charles Sanders Peirce
D. Gottfried Leibniz
E. Gottlob Frege
19: What discipline is of great importance to computer science?
A. Algebra
B. Boolean Logic
C. Algorithm Analysis
D. Computer Programming
E. Data Structures
20: What type of chip is used in a CPU?
A. Mini
B. Macro
C. Nano
D. Pico
E. Micro
21: BGA stands for what?
A. Bit Wire Array
B. Ball/Column Grid Array
C. Bottle Grid Array
D. Body/Process Grid Array
E. Ball Grid Array
22: A dedicated channel between the CPU and a what?
A. Level 2 cache
B. Processor
C. System bus
23: What is the term used to describe a path between the CPU and a Level 2 cache?
A. Front Side Bus
B. Level 1 Cache
C. HyperTransport
D. Backside Bus
24: What type of bus connects the CPU to memory?
A. PCI Express
B. Frontside Bus
C. Memory Bus
D. Backside Bus
25: What are the ALU's close companions?
A. The Registers
B. The Control Logic
C. The Data Paths
D. The Memory Unit
E. The Arithmetic Logic Unit
26: What do the registers aid the ALU in performing its task?
A. Logic
B. Data
C. Results
D. Instructions
E. Execution
27: What part of a processor chip performs arithmetic and logic?
A. ALU
B. Interface
C. GPU
D. Memory
28: On what substrate does a die of a 478 pin FCPGA Flip Chip package rest?
A. Metal
B. Glass
C. Organic
D. Silicon
29: How many balls in diameter are .78 mm?
A. 648
B. 479
C. 578
D. 625
E. 551
30: What are the balls used in an FCBGA die used for?
A. Land
B. Seals
C. Pins
D. Contacts
E. Nodes
31: What is the name of the high-speed, high-performance, point-to-point connection method for integrated circuits pioneered by AMD?
A. Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
B. Serial Peripheral Interface Express
C. InfiniBand
D. Ethernet
E. HyperTransport
32: How fast can a motherboard built with HyperTransport support?
A. 3.6GBps
B. 1.5GBps
C. 10.6GBps
D. 8.0GBps
E. 6.4GBps
33: In what year did AMD transition from the Thunderbird core to the Palomino core?
A. 2008
B. 2005
C. 2002
D. 2003
E. 2001
34: What was AMD's extra performance processor brand name from 2001?
A. Ryzen
B. Sempron
C. Athlon XP
D. Turion
E. Phenom
35: What type of applications can use EM64T?
A. Android
B. 32-bit
C. 64-bit
D. ARM
36: What type of technology reduces power consumption and heat?
A. Intel Turbo Boost Technology
B. EIST Enhanced Intel Speed Step technology
C. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet technology
D. NVIDIA Optimus technology
E. Intel vPro Technology
37: What is EIST Enhanced Intel Speed Step technology?
A. A technology that makes laptops faster
B. An enhanced version of Intel’s Speed Step technology
C. A power saving feature that kicks in when the processor is idle
D. A method for controlling the speed of a computer’s processor
38: What type of technology allows a single CPU to run more than one operating system at any given time?
A. Hyperthreading technology
B. Vandepool technology
C. Superdrum technology
D. Hyper-V technology
E. Compact flash technology
39: What is NX technology used to defend against?
A. Spoofing
B. Attack vectors
C. Code injection
D. Buffer overruns
E. Malicious code
40: What is the NX technology referred to as by Intel?
A. Intel Myriad
B. Intel Optane
C. Trusted Execution Technology
D. Virtual Execution Technology
E. Execute Disable Bit
41: What is an IC containing a three dimensional array of interconnected devices?
A. A printer
B. A 3-D printer
C. A 3-D chip
D. A computer
E. A 3-D scanner
42: What type of chip has interconnected devices?
A. RAM
B. 3-D
C. 2-D
D. Microchip
43: What does it mean for a microprocessor to be a 64-bit processor?
A. Supports 64-bit addressing modes
B. Can process data and instructions in chunks of 64 bits
C. Always uses 64-bit registers
D. Has more than 4 GB of on-board memory
E. Runs 64-bit operating systems
44: What is another name for the CPU?
A. Central processing unit
B. Graphics processing unit
C. Memory controller
45: In a computer, what is the name for the register that stores intermediate data?
A. Data register
B. Accumulator
C. Data storage
D. Working memory
E. Stack
46: What does the name AI accelerator imply the chip does?
A. Enable faster processing of artificial intelligence (AI) tasks
B. Helps improve performance for AI tasks
C. Enhances performance of computer chips used in gaming and other high-performance applications
D. Accelerates the power of discrete graphics processing units (GPUs)
E. Increases the speed of AI tasks by acting as a accelerator
47: What does the term "AI accelerator" describe?
A. A place where artificial intelligence research is conducted
B. A computer program that helps automate the analysis of data sets in order to produce results
C. A computer program that helps users learn more about artificial intelligence
D. A microchip designed specifically to enable faster processing of artificial intelligence
E. A company that offers training in artificial intelligence for business professionals
48: What type of processor architecture does AMD-V work with?
A. ARM
B. AArch64
C. X86
D. Power Architecture
49: What is the name of the architecture's hardware extensions?
A. Intel VT-x
B. Intel VT-d
C. NVMe
D. AMD-V
50: What type of extensions do the AMD-V have?
A. Software
B. Support
C. Hardware
D. Extensions
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