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| a set of computer instructions that implements an algorithm |
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| What is machine language? |
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| Binary code executed by a computer |
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| What is assembly language? |
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| a human-readable form of a computer's binary code |
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| What is high-level language? |
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| a computer language that has been designed to facilitate programming |
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| informal high-level language used to express algorithms |
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| What is instruction set architecture? |
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| an abstract model of a computer that describes what is does rather than how it does it |
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| What is computer organization? |
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| the hardware used to implement the instruction set |
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| What is microarchitecture? |
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| is how the hardware is implemented on the chip |
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| What are the 4 parts of the clock wave? |
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1. Clock period
2. Clock pulse
3. Rising edge
4. Falling edge |
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| What are the 4 pieces of the clock cycle? |
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1. Clock period
2. Clock pulse
3. Rising edge
4. Falling edge |
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| Which company founded in Huntsville had a significant role in the production of the first IBM PC? |
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| When a CPU clock speed is measured in GHZ it means the number of cycles per second will run in which of the following units? |
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| A type of non-digital computer that uses the state of subatomic particles to store data and perform calculations. |
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| The majority of the CPUs being manufactured today are used in which application? |
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Which of the following is NOT part of the Instruction Fetch process?
A. Read the instructions
B. Point to the next instructions
C. Get the required data from memory
D. Decode the instructions |
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| C. Get the required data from memory |
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Which is the following does not use the same basic storage technology as the other three?
A. Magnetic hard drive
B. Compact Disc (CD)
C. BluRay
D. DVD |
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| The vacuum tube used in early electronic computers was about the size of ______ . |
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| A finite list of well-defined instructions that carries out an operation is called a(n): |
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| The hardware used to implement the instruction set is referred to as the __________ . |
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If a high level language like C++ or Java supports the following type of instruction. What does that imply about the computer hardware?
Z = X + Y |
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True or False:
Computer historians all agree that Von Neumann came up with the stored program concept used by our modern electronic digital computers. |
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| False- accounts differ, he's generally attributed but multiple people were working on a similar problem |
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True or False
Charles Babbage's difference engine was able to calculate squares of numbers due to the mathematical technique called finite quotients. |
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| False: it used the principle of finite differences which used addition and subtraction |
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True or False:
The Harvard Architecture has two data paths from main memory to the CPU. |
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True or False:
Most of the early electronic computers in the 1930's and 40's were used in the Human Genome Project to sequence human DNA. |
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| False: they were mostly used to help the war effort |
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True or False:
The term Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) refers how the hardware for a CPU is implemented on the chip. |
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| False: it is an abstract model of a computer that describes what is does rather than how it does it |
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True or False:
A computer's organization represents the implementation of its architecture. |
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True or False:
An abacuses can be considered a mechanical computer. |
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True or False:
The Von Neumann bottleneck occurs between the computer main memory and the input/output devices. |
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| False: The bottleneck occurs between the CPU and memory |
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True or False:
Modern CPUs typically have clock frequencies given in GHZ. |
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True or False:
Moore’s Law states that the capability of new Central Processing Units (CPUs) triples every 18 to 24 months. |
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| False: Moore's Law states that the number of "devices" per chip doubles every 18 to 24 months- “devices” relates to the number of transistors on the CPU (which does relate to capability) |
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| What is the Two’s complement of 01010 in five digits? |
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| What is the Two’s complement of 11011 in five digits? |
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| What is the sign magnitude representation of +5 base 10 expressed in five binary digits? |
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| The sign magnitude representation of -5 base 10 expressed in five binary digits is? |
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| What is the sign magnitude representation of +4 base 10 expressed in five binary digits? |
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| What is the sign magnitude representation of -4 base 10 expressed in five binary digits? |
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| What is the Two’s complement representation of +5 base 10 expressed in five binary digits? |
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| What is the Two’s complement representation of -5 base 10 expressed in five binary digits? |
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| What is the Two’s complement representation of +4 base 10 expressed in five binary digits? |
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| What is the Two’s complement representation of -4 base 10 expressed in five binary digits? |
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| What is the One’s complement representation of +5 base 10 expressed in five binary digits? |
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| What is the One’s complement representation of -5 base 10 expressed in five binary digits? |
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| What is the One’s complement representation of +4 base 10 expressed in five binary digits? |
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| What is the One’s complement representation of -4 base 10 expressed in five binary digits? |
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| 1011 0110 base 2 is the two's complement representation of what decimal number? |
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What is
ADD r0, r1, r2
in RTL notation? |
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What is
SUB r0, r1, r2
in RTL notation? |
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What is
MUL r0, r1, r2
in RTL notation? |
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What is
MOV r0, r1
in RTL notation? |
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| What does .text mean as an assembly directive? |
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| It marks the start of the assembly code |
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| What does .data mean as an assembly directive? |
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| It marks the section of the code that is read/write |
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| What does .end mean as an assembly directive? |
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| There is no code left to assemble after this point |
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| What does .global mean as an assembly directive? |
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| Lets the assembler know that the following symbol will be resolved at link time |
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| What does .balign 4 mean as an assembly directive? |
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| Forces the next memory allocation to happen on a full word boundary |
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| What does .word mean as an assembly directive? |
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| It allocates the next 4 bytes of memory |
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| Subtracts but in a different order from the standard subtraction instruction |
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| Multiplies two registers and puts the result in one register |
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| Multiplies two registers and puts the results in two registers |
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| What does the AND Arm assembly instruction mean? |
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| Functions the same as the C++ && operator |
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| What does the OR Arm assembly instruction mean? |
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| Functions the same as the C++ || operator |
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| It subtracts the two values and sets all the CCR flags |
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| It subtracts the two values and sets the Z flag |
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| It will AND the values supplied and sets all the CCR flags |
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| It's the process used on floating point numbers to put them in a consistent format |
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| What is 10^-300 to 10^300? |
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| It is the decimal range for a 64-bit IEEE-754 floating numbers |
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| It is a set of flip flops with a common clock |
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| It is a quick method to multiply a number by 2 |
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| What is the Taylor Series? |
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| A mathematical method to approximate functions such as sine and cosine |
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| It is a quick method to divide a number by 2 |
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| What is around 10^-45 to 10^38? |
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| It is the decimal range for 32-bit IEEE-754 floating point numbers |
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| What are the two universal gates? |
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| True or False: literal addressing is the same as immediate addressing |
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| True or False: direct addressing is the same as absolute addressing |
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