Relevant computing systems/processor

for specific type of application

1 3 stage pipeline correct sequence is

(A) Fetch, Execute, Decode

(B) Execute, Fetch, Decode
(C) Fetch, Decode, Execute
(D) Decode, Fetch, Execute

2 The function of link register in ARM7TDMI is__________

(A) To store return address whenever subroutine is called

(B) To store address of I/O device
(C) Multiplex the address and data lines
(D) Perform addition

3 Default boot loader for the Arduino UNO is_______

(A) Optibootloader
(B) Air-boot
(C) Bare box
(D) GAG

4 Evaluate the following statements. I. R13 is traditionally used as

the stack pointer and stores the head of the stack in the current
processor mode. II. R14 is the link register where the core puts the
return address on executing a subroutine. III. R15 is the program
counter and contains the address of the next instruction to be fetched

(A) All the options are true

(B) I and II are true
(C) II and III are true
(D) I and III are true
5 It starts with a /* and continues until a */ what does this do?

(A) Loads a sketch

(B) Makes comments
(C) Compiles quicker
(D) Makes stars appear

6 ASSP is acronym of _______

(A) Application System Specific Processor

(B) Application Security System Procedure
(C) Applicable set for system Procedure
(D) Application Specific System Processor

7 ON chip flash in ATmega16 is_______

(A) 16Kb
(B) 10Kb
(C) 4Kb
(D) 8Kb

8 Arduino design use a variety of __ and __

(A) Microprocessor and computer

(B) Micro DSP and processor
(C) Microprocessor and controller
(D) Microcontroller and ADSP

9 The given program will produce the output as : void setup() {

pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT); } void loop() {
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH); delay(1000);
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW); delay(1000); }

(A) Led blinking

(B) Led read
(C) Relay on
 (D) Relay read

10 Choose from the following that does not include application of

RISC.

(A) Video processing

(B) Image Processing
(C) Amplifiers and Regulators
(D) Telecommunication

11 The first micro-processor was introduced in ______.

(A) 4004 in 1971

(B) 8080 in 1972
(C) 8085 in1971
(D) 8086 in1972

12 In RISC register to register load and store are_______

instructions.

(A) Dependent
(B) In depended
(C) Complex
(D) Simple

13 In the arduino _____ the symbol used to calculate module

(A) !
(B) %
(C) #
(D) $

14 ______ Architecture is a method of parallel computing used in

many processors.
 (A) Von-Neumann
(B) Superscalar
(C) DSP
(D) ASIC

15 ______ does not manufacture processors by itself

(A) ATMEL
(B) INTEL
(C) ARM
(D) Zilog

16 MIPS stand for _____.

(A) More instructions per second

(B) Medium instruction per second
(C) Million instructions per second
(D) Micro instruction per second

17 An enhanced multiplier resulting in __ performance

(A) Higher
(B) Lower
(C) Medium
(D) Very low

18 _______ are used to write blocks of code in Arduino IDE sketch.

(A) Colon
(B) Semicolon
(C) Square brackets
(D) Curly braces
19 ___ is the Third and latest version of arduino UNO

(A) R1
(B) R3
(C) R2
(D) R0

20 ______ are pre build circuit board that fit on top of arduino.

(A) Shields
(B) Sensor
(C) Data type
(D) Breadboard

21 ___________and __________ architectures improve the

performance of the processor.

(A) Pipelining, super-scalar

(B) Cost, Size
(C) Memory, Size
(D) Peripherals, operating voltage

22 Increasing the clock speed __________the power consumption.

(A) Decreases
(B) Increases
(C) Not known
(D) Contract
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23 In battery operated devices ________ is the important processor

selection criteria.

(A) Power
(B) Memory
(C) Size
 (D) Cost

24 Graphic Processing Unit also called as ___________unit.

(A) ALU
(B) Register
(C) Visual processing
(D) Stack pointer

25 System On Chip (SoC) architecture provides _______peripherals

to improve Effective data communication.

(A) Off chip

(B) Side by side
(C) Near by
(D) On chip

26 Suggest processor to handle multimedia applications.

(A) Digital Signal Processor

(B) Floating Point Co-processor
(C) Microprocessor
(D) Microcontroller

27 CISC includes _________complex instruction.

(A) Double
(B) Single
(C) Multi clock
(D) Triple

28 RISC has __________ performance.

(A) Lower
(B) Higher
 (C) Medium
(D) Moderate

29 The computer architecture aimed at reducing the time of

execution of instructions is ________.

(A) CISC
(B) RISC
(C) ISA
(D) ANNA

30 A__________ architecture where instructions that process data

operate only on registers and are separate from instructions that
access memory

(A) Read-Write
(B) Load-store
(C) Up-down
(D) Right-left

31 ________emphasis on software.

(A) RISC
(B) CISC
(C) MISC
(D) PISC

32 Pipe-lining is a unique feature of _______.

(A) ISA
(B) PCI
(C) RISC
(D) CISC

33 __________ is a technique for implementing instruction-level

parallelism within a single processor.
 (A) Pipelining
(B) Arithmetic
(C) Logical
(D) Prediction

34 _______ is not the part of 3 stage pipelining.

(A) Fetch
(B) Decode
(C) Execute
(D) Power

35 Pipelining attempts to keep every part of processor______.

(A) Free
(B) Busy
(C) Idle
(D) Lazy

36 Following is not an advantage of pipelining.

(A) Instruction throughput increases

(B) Faster ALU can be designed
(C) Increases the overall performance
(D) CPU’s works at lower clock frequencies

37 Pipelining increases the _____________of the CPU.

(A) Memory
(B) Power
(C) Overall performance
(D) Size
38 To increase the speed of memory access in pipelining, we make
use of _______

(A) Special memory locations

(B) Special purpose registers
(C) Buffers
(D) Cache

39 Arduino Uno board has _____ Analog Input pins.

(A) 2
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) 6

40 Alternate power source to Arduino board is

(A) USB port

(B) JTAG port
(C) HDMI port
(D) VGA port

41 Arduino is a ___________ hardware and software platform.

(A) Licensed
(B) Open-source
(C) Govern software
(D) Dedicated

42 Arduino Uno board having _____ Digital I/O pins.

(A) 14
(B) 12
(C) 5
(D) 6
43 Operating voltage of Arduino is

(A) 230V
(B) 12V
(C) 9V
(D) 3.3V

44 Arduino IDE runs on _______ platform

(A) Single
(B) Double
(C) Triple
(D) Multiple

45 Program instructions are stored in __________ memory.

(A) Non-volatile flash

(B) Volatile
(C) Primary storage
(D) RAM

46 Function of JTAG port is

(A) Fetch
(B) Debug
(C) Decode
(D) Execute

47 In Atmega 328p chip P refers to

(A) Production
(B) Pinmode
(C) Pico-power
(D) Programmable on chip
48 The AVRs have ____ single-byte registers and are classified as 8-
bit RISC devices.

(A) 8
(B) 16
(C) 32
(D) 64

49 Function of Data Direction Register is

(A) Configures the pins as either inputs or outputs

(B) Configures timer
(C) Configures counter
(D) Configures serial port

50 Atmel’s AVRs have a ________

(A) One-stage, double-level pipeline design.

(B) Four-stage, single-level pipeline design.
(C) Four-stage, four-level pipeline design.
(D) Two-stage, single-level pipeline design.

51 Arduino IDE consists of two functions what are they?

(A) build() and loop()

(B) setup() and build()
(C) setup() and loop()
(D) build() and jump()

52 Function of boot loader is_____

(A) Installing new firmware

(B) Add two registers
(C) Transfer the data into register
(D) Shift the data towards right
53 Select appropriate command to read Digital Pin number 2.

(A) digitalWrite(pin);
(B) pinMode(pin,mode)
(C) delay (ms);
(D) digitalRead(2);

54 ______ are used to write blocks of code in Arduino IDE sketch.

(A) Colon
(B) Semicolon
(C) Curly brackets
(D) Square brackets

55 A program written with the IDE for Arduino is called as?

(A) IDE source

(B) Sketch
(C) Cryptography
(D) Source code

56 ____ Function is called once when a sketch starts after power up

or reset.

(A) loop()
(B) while()
(C) setup()
(D) pinmode()

57 ALU is the acronym of _______

(A) Arithmetic and logical unit

(B) Amplifier and logical unit
 (C) Arithmetic and legislation unit
(D) Adder and log unit

58 Function of barrel shifter is

(A) Shift data right and left

(B) Simplify data right and left
(C) Increment and decrement data
(D) Up and down data

59 Most of processors designed by ARM are

(A) 16 bit
(B) 32 bit
(C) 64 bit
(D) 8 bit

60 CPSR Stands for______

(A) Constant power speed ratio

(B) Current program status register
(C) Computer professionals for social responsibility
(D) Certified professional service recruiter

61 In the ARM Nomenclature ARMXTDMI, D and m stands for

(A) Division and Multiplier

(B) Data and Multiplier
(C) Debug and Multiplier
(D) Data and Multiplexer

62 The main importance of ARM micro-processors is providing

operation with ______.

(A) Low cost and low power consumption

 (B) Higher degree of multi-tasking
(C) Lower error or glitches
(D) Efficient memory management

63 Pipeline depth of ARM 7 processor family is

(A) 3 stage
(B) 5 stage
(C) 8 stage
(D) 2 stage

64 In ARM processor when Interrupt occurs ARM processor goes

into following mode

(A) FIQ mode

(B) Abort mode
(C) Supervisor mode
(D) Undefined mode

65 The performance improvement of processor is achieved by

(A) Increase in frequency

(B) Increase in I/O ports
(C) Increase in memory capacity
(D) Increase in number of stages in pipeline

66 Pipeline depth of ARM 9 processor family is

(A) 3 stage
(B) 5 stage
(C) 8 stage
(D) 2 stage

67 ARM 9 operates on frequency ________ than ARM 7.

 (A) Lower
(B) Higher
(C) Under
(D) Further down

68 The Embedded lCE functionality in the ARM9TDMI core gives

(A) System power down

(B) System reset
(C) System level debug
(D) System format

69 Main processor chip in computers is

(A) ASIC
(B) ASSP
(C) CPU
(D) CPLD

70 ARM stands for _____________

(A) Advanced Rate Machines

(B) Advanced RISC Machines
(C) Artificial Running Machines
(D) Aviary Running Machines

71 The CISC stands for ___________.

(A) Computer Instruction Set Compliment

(B) Complete Instruction Set Compliment
(C) Computer Indexed Set Components
(D) Complex Instruction set computer

72 The GPIO stand for__________________.

In the ARM Nomenclature ARMxTDMI, D and M stand for

(A) Debug and Fast Multiplier units are present

(B) Division and Multiplier units are present
(C) Debugger and Multiplier units are not present
(D) Division and Multiplier units are not present

82 The computer architecture aimed at reducing the time of

execution of instructions is ________

(A) CISC
(B) RISC
(C) ISA
(D) ANNA

83 In CISC processor the nature of instruction size is

(A) Fixed
(B) Variable
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above

84 If the three stages of execution in pipelining are overlapped, how

would be the speed of execution?

(A) Higher
(B) Moderate
(C) Lower
(D) Unpredictable

85 In RISC Processors configuration status of control unit

is_______.

(A) Hardwired
(B) Micro programmed
(C) Both A and B
 (D) None of the above

86 A function is a series of programming statements that can be

called by name. Which command is called once when the program
starts:

(A) loop()
(B) setup()
(C) (output)
(D) (input)

87 In ATmega328p ‘p’ refers to?

(A) Production
(B) Pico-Power
(C) Peripheral
(D) Programmable on chip

88 The throughput of a super scalar processor is _______

(A) less than 1

(B) 1
(C) More than 1
(D) Not Known

89 Each stage in pipelining should be completed within ____ cycle.

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4

90 The main importance of ARM micro-processors is providing

operation with ______
 (A) Low cost and low power consumption
(B) Higher degree of multi-tasking
(C) Lower error or glitches
(D) Efficient memory management

91 In ARM processor when Interrupt occurs ARM processor goes

into following mode

(A) FIQ mode

(B) Abort mode
(C) Supervisor mode
(D) Undefined mode

92 The function of Barrel shifter is

(A) Shift Operation in same instruction cycle

(B) Shift operation in 2 instruction cycle
(C) Shift operation in 4 instruction cycle
(D) None of the above

93 Evaluate the following statements. I. R13 is traditionally used as

the stack pointer and stores the head of the stack in the current
processor mode. II. R14 is the link register where the core puts the
return address on executing a subroutine. III. R15 is the program
counter and contains the address of the next instruction to be fetched

(A) All the options are true

(B) I and II are true
(C) II and III are true
(D) I and III are true

94 When the processor is executing simple data processing

instructions, the pipeline enables one instruction to be completed
every clock cycle, this is also called as _____

(A) Throughput
 (B) Latency
(C) Execution
(D) None of the above

95 It starts with a /* and continues until a */ what does this do?

(A) Loads a sketch

(B) Makes comments
(C) Compiles quicker
(D) Makes stars appear

96 The function used to execute one or many statements, multiple

time_______.

(A) setup()
(B) loop()
(C) (input)
(D) (output)

97 Default boot loader for the Arduino UNO is_______

(A) Optibootloader
(B) AIR-boot
(C) Bare box
(D) GAG

98 Select proper microcontroller used in Arduino UNO.

(A) ATmega328p
(B) ATmega2560
(C) ATmega32114
(D) AT91SAM3x8E