. . . . . . . . directive is used to specify and assign the memory required for the block of code.
A. Allocate
B. Assign
C. Set
D. Reserve
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In a data transfer operation involving SCSI BUS, the control is with . . . . . . . .
A. Initiator
B. Target
C. SCSI controller
D. Target Controller
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Which of the following statements regarding Stacks is/are True?
i) The stack always grows towards higher addresses
ii) The stack always grows towards lower addresses
iii) The stack has a fixed size
iv) The width of the stack is 32 bits
A. i and iii
B. i and iv
C. ii and iv
D. iii and iv
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In micro-programmed approach, the signals are generated by . . . . . . . .
A. Machine instructions
B. System programs
C. Utility tools
D. None of the mentioned
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The video devices are connected to . . . . . . . . BUS.
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A single Interrupt line can be used to service n different devices.
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. . . . . . . . interrupt method uses register whose bits are set separately by interrupt signal for each device.
A. Parallel priority interrupt
B. Serial priority interrupt
C. Daisy chaining
D. None of the mentioned
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RISC stands for . . . . . . . .
A. Restricted Instruction Sequencing Computer
B. Restricted Instruction Sequential Compiler
C. Reduced Instruction Set Computer
D. Reduced Induction Set Computer
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When the processor receives the request from a device, it responds by sending . . . . . . . .
A. Acknowledge signal
B. BUS grant signal
C. Response signal
D. None of the mentioned
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During the transfer of data between the processor and memory we use . . . . . . . .
A. Cache
B. TLB
C. Buffers
D. Registers
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When we perform subtraction on -7 and 1 the answer in 2's complement form is . . . . . . . .
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A processor performing fetch or decoding of different instruction during the execution of another instruction is called . . . . . . . .
A. Super-scaling
B. Pipe-lining
C. Parallel Computation
D. None of the mentioned
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A hard disk with 20 surfaces will have . . . . . . . . heads.
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Which of the two instructions sets the condition flag upon execution?
i) ADDS R0,R1,R2
ii) ADD R0,R1,R2
A. i
B. ii
C. Both i and ii
D. Insufficient data
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The VLIW architecture follows . . . . . . . . approach to achieve parallelism.
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The most important objective of the USB is to provide . . . . . . . .
A. Isochronous transmission
B. Plug and play
C. Easy device connection
D. All of the mentioned
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The delays caused in the switching of the timing signals is due to . . . . . . . .
A. Memory access time
B. WMFC
C. Propagation delay
D. Processor delay
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What is the operation in Breakpoint mode?
A. The program is interrupted after each detection
B. The program will not be stopped and the errors are sorted out after the complete program is scanned
C. There is no effect on the program, i.e the program is executed without rectification of errors
D. The program is halted only at specific points
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What is the interface circuit?
A. Helps in installing of the software driver for the device
B. Houses the buffer that helps in data transfer
C. Helps in the decoding of the address on the address BUs
D. None of the mentioned
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The problem where process concurrency becomes an issue is called as . . . . . . . .
A. Philosophers problem
B. Bakery problem
C. Bankers problem
D. Reader-writer problem
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