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Mid Term Exam: Questions IT233

and Answers
Computer
Organization I

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I. Chapter Questions and Answers

1) Which of the following memories holds software that is not expected to change over the life of the system?
• RAM
• Cache
• SRAM
• ROM
2) 38 in decimal system is equal to _____ in BCD.
• 0011 1000
• 1000 0011
• 0111 1111
• 1100 1000
3) The Binary equivalent of the decimal number (9.5)10 is:
• (1001.010)2
• (1010.111)2
• (1010.101)2
• (1001.100)2
4) Compare between Parallel and Serial Buses, List two points for each one.
Parallel:
• High throughput
• Expensive and require a lot of space.
• Subject to radio-generated electrical interference which limits their speed and length.
• Generally used for short distances and on computer motherboards.
Serial:
• 1 bit transmitted at a timed.
• Single data line pair and a few control lines.
• For many applications, throughput is higher than for parallel because of the lack of electrical
interference.
5) The OCTAL equivalent of the Hexadecimal number (12)16 is:
• (21)8
• (11)8
• (22)8
• (12)8
6) The device used to read the Alphanumeric data from credit cards is:
• Camera
• Scanner
• Magnetic stripe reader
• RFID
7) Which of the following registers stores instruction fetched from memory?
• MAR
• PC
• IR
• MDR

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8) One of the main features of client-server architecture is:
• Inconsistency
• Decentralization
• Centralization
• Sharing files between personal computers
9) _____ is a bundle of wires that carry signals and power between different components.
• ALU
• CU
• Bus
• IPO
10) Binary addition of 101 and 011 is:
• 1000
• 101011
• 111
• 111111
11) Complementary arithmetic is usually the method of choice for ______.
• BCD
• signed integers.
• ASCII
• unsigned integers
12) Perform the following operations:
a) Find the 1's complement of 1001.
0110
b) Convert (1101011100110)2 to base 16.
1AE6
c) Compute 1101-1110 using 2's Complement.
1111
13) _____ is an example of lossless compression
• MP-3
• GIF
• JPEG
• MPEG videos
14) Which of the following protocols is used between computers on the internet and local area networks?
• TCP/IP
• HTTP
• SATA
• RSS
15) In addition to the actual data representing points in an image or characters being displayed, the system must
have information that interprets the meaning of the data, this information is known as:
• Graphic data
• Metadata
• Storage data
• Standard data

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16) The two major categories of software are:
• Network Module and Kernel
• File management and I/O applications
• System software and Application software
• Memory management and Resource scheduling
17) Based on the LMC model, the STORE instruction copies data from the:
• basket to the calculator
• mailbox to the basket
• mailbox to the calculator
• calculator to a mailbox
18) Which of the following is NOT a component of the CPU?
• CU
• Interface unit
• Modem
• ALU
19) The model that is based on client computer, web server, and database server is example of:
• Client-server architecture
• Peer to peer architecture
• Centralized processing
• One-tier architecture
20) The largest two-digit hexadecimal number is:
• (EF)16
• (FE)16
• (FF)16
• (FD)16
21) Data storage location identified by _____ mnemonic.
• DLL
• DEL
• DAT
• DSL
22) The code for each pixel is translated into actual color values using a color translation table known as a/an:
• Palette
• Arrays
• Resolution
• Object
23) Based on the LMC model, the OUTPUT instruction takes data from the:
• out basket and place it in the mailbox.
• out basket and places it in the calculator
• calculator and place it to the mailbox.
• calculator and places it in the out basket

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