Digital Electronics - Computers

Exercise : Computers - General Questions
1.
Which of the following is not a basic element within the microprocessor?
Microcontroller
Arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
Register array
Control unit
Answer: Option
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2.
Which method bypasses the CPU for certain types of data transfer?
Software interrupts
Interrupt-driven I/O
Polled I/O
Direct memory access (DMA)
Answer: Option
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3.
Which of the following is not an enhancement to the Pentium that was unavailable in the 8086/8088?
"Pipelined" architecture
Expansion of cache memory
Inclusion of an internal math coprocessor
Data/address line multiplexing
Answer: Option
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4.
Which bus is bidirectional?
Address bus
Control bus
Data bus
None of the above
Answer: Option
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5.
DMA is particularly suited for data transfer between the ________.
disk drive and CPU
disk drive and RAM
disk drive and ROM
disk drive and I/O
Answer: Option
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