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Computer Organization and Architecture MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)
1. What is computer architecture?

a) set of categories and methods that specify the functioning, organisation, and implementation of
computer systems
b) set of principles and methods that specify the functioning, organisation, and implementation of
computer systems
c) set of functions and methods that specify the functioning, organisation, and implementation of
computer systems
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: A set of principles and methods that specify the functioning, organisation, and
implementation of computer systems is known as computer architecture. A system’s architecture refers to
its structure in terms of the system’s individually specified components and their interrelationships.
2. What is computer organization?

a) structure and behaviour of a computer system as observed by the user
b) structure of a computer system as observed by the developer
c) structure and behaviour of a computer system as observed by the developer
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: The structure and behaviour of a computer system as observed by the user is the subject of
computer organisation.
3. Which of the following is a type of computer architecture?

a) Microarchitecture
b) Harvard Architecture
c) Von-Neumann Architecture
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: Below are the types of Computer Architecture:
i) Von-Neumann Architecture
ii) Harvard Architecture
iii) Instruction Set Architecture
iv) Microarchitecture
v) System Design
4. Which of the following is a type of architecture used in the computers nowadays?

b) Harvard Architecture
c) Von-Neumann Architecture
d) System Design
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: John von Neumann proposed this architecture. The architecture of today’s computers is
based on von Neumann architecture. It is based on a few ideas.
5. Which of the following is the subcategories of computer architecture?

b) Instruction set architecture
c) Systems design
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: The three main subcategories of computer architecture are:
i) Microarchitecture
ii) Instruction set architecture
iii) Systems design
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7. What does CSA stands for?
a) Computer Service Architecture
b) Computer Speed Addition
c) Carry Save Addition
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: The CSA is used to speed up the addition of multiplicands.
8. If an exception is raised and the succeeding instructions are executed completely, then the processor
is said to have ______
a) Generation word
b) Exception handling
c) Imprecise exceptions
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The processor since as executed the following instructions even though an exception was
raised, hence the exception is treated as imprecise.
9. To reduce the memory access time we generally make use of ______

a) SDRAM’s
b) Heaps
c) Cache’s
d) Higher capacity RAM’s
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The time required to access a part of the memory for data retrieval.
10. The IA-32 system follows which of the following design?

a) CISC
b) SIMD
c) RISC
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: This system architecture is used to reduce the steps involved in execution by performing
complex operations in one step.
11. Which of the following architecture is suitable for a wide range of data types?
a) IA-32
b) ARM
c) ASUS firebird
d) 68000
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: IA-32 architecture is suitable for a wide range of data types.
12. In IA-32 architecture along with the general flags, which of the following conditional flags are
provided?
a) TF
b) IOPL
c) IF
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: These flags are basically used to check the system for exceptions.
13. The VLIW architecture follows _____ approach to achieve parallelism.

a) SISD
b) MIMD
c) MISD
d) SIMD
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: The MIMD stands for Multiple Instructions Multiple Data.
17. ________ are the different type/s of generating control signals.

a) Hardwired
b) Micro-instruction
c) Micro-programmed
d) Both Micro-programmed and Hardwired
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The above is used to generate control signals in different types of system architectures.
18. If the instruction Add R1, R2, R3 is executed in a system which is pipelined, then the value of S is
(Where S is term of the Basic performance equation).
a) 2
b) ~1
c) ~7
d) 2
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: The value will be much lower in case of multiple BUS organisation.
19. The small extremely fast, RAM’s all called as ________

a) Heaps
b) Accumulators
c) Stacks
d) Cache
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: Cache’s are extremely essential in single BUS organisation to achieve fast operation.
20. For a given FINITE number of instructions to be executed, which architecture of the processor
provides for a faster execution?
a) ANSA
b) Super-scalar
c) ISA
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: In super-scalar architecture, the instructions are set in groups and they’re decoded and
executed together reducing the amount of time required to process them.
21. What is the full form of ISA?
a) Industry Standard Architecture
b) International Standard Architecture
c) International American Standard
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The ISA is an architectural standard developed by IBM for its PC’s.
22. Which of the following is the fullform of CISC?

a) Complex Instruction Sequential Compilation
b) Complete Instruction Sequential Compilation
c) Computer Integrated Sequential Compiler
d) Complex Instruction Set Computer
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The CISC machines are well adept at handling multiple BUS organisation.
23. The reason for the cells to lose their state over time is ________
a) Use of Shift registers
b) The lower voltage levels
c) Usage of capacitors to store the charge
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: Since capacitors are used the charge dissipates over time.
24. In order to read multiple bytes of a row at the same time, we make use of ______
a) Memory extension
b) Cache
c) Shift register
d) Latch
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Answer: d
Explanation: The latch makes it easy to ready multiple bytes of data of the same row simultaneously by
just giving the consecutive column address.
29. The memory devices which are similar to EEPROM but differ in the cost effectiveness is ______
a) CMOS
b) Memory sticks
c) Blue-ray devices
d) Flash memory
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The flash memory functions similar to the EEPROM but is much cheaper.
31. The drawback of building a large memory with DRAM is ______________

a) The Slow speed of operation
b) The large cost factor
c) The inefficient memory organisation
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Answer: a
Explanation: The DRAM’s were used for large memory modules for a long time until a substitute was
found.
32. In a 4M-bit chip organisation has a total of 19 external connections, then it has _______ address if 8
data lines are there.
a) 2
b) 5
c) 9
d) 8
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: To have 8 data lines and 19 external connections it has to have 9 address lines(i.e 512 x 8
organisation).
33. What does ISO stands for?

a) International Software Organisation
b) Industrial Software Organisation
c) International Standards Organisation
d) Industrial Standards Organisation
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The ISO is yet another architectural standard, used to design systems.

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Computer Organization and Architecture MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

1. What is computer architecture?

2. What is computer organization?

3. Which of the following is a type of computer architecture?

4. Which of the following is a type of architecture used in the computers nowadays?

5. Which of the following is the subcategories of computer architecture?

9. To reduce the memory access time we generally make use of ______

10. The IA-32 system follows which of the following design?

13. The VLIW architecture follows _____ approach to achieve parallelism.

17. ________ are the different type/s of generating control signals.

19. The small extremely fast, RAM’s all called as ________

22. Which of the following is the fullform of CISC?

31. The drawback of building a large memory with DRAM is ______________

33. What does ISO stands for?

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