CPI QUIZ

CPI stands for……?A. Computer Peripherals and Interfaces

B. Computer Peripherals and interaction

C. Computer Program and Interfaces

D. Computer Peripherals and Instructions

A collection of 8 bits is called?

A. Byte

B. Word

C. Record

D. Nibble

The ascending order of a data Hierarchy is? 

A. Bit - bytes - fields - record - file - database

B. bit - bytes - record - field - file – database

C. bytes - bit- field - record - file - database

D. bytes -bit - record - field - file - database

Interrupts which are initiated by an I/O drive are

A. Internal

B. External

C. Software

D. All of above

AGP stands for?

A. Advanced Gaming Port

B. Accelerated Graphics Port

C. Advanced Graphics Port

D. Accelerated Gaming Port

Which of the following can be nested interrupts?

A. Type of a Software interrupt

B. Hardware interrupts

C. External interrupts

D. None of the above

Which technique is not used when the CPU wants to exchange data with peripheral device?

A. DMA

B. Interrupt Driven I/O

C. Programmed I/O

D. Virtual Memory

DMA is set up using an interrupt?

• True• False

Data stored in a ROM can be changed by user of a computer?

• True• False

Which component of pc maintains date and time?

A. CMOS RAM

B. vRAM

C. HDD

D. ROM

Processor Bus is also called?A. Front Serial Bus

B. Back Side Bus

C. Front Side Bus

D. Back Serial Bus

E. Processor Bus is not available

Basic RAID types are?

A. RAID 0

B. RAID 0,1

C. RAID 2-3

D. RAID 4-6

E. None of these

Memory Bus is used to transfer data between?

A. CPU and RAM

B. CPU and Peripherals

C. CPU and HDD

D. HDD and Peripherals

In a DMA write operation, the data is transferred

A. From I/O to Memory

B. From Memory to I/O

C. From Memory to Memory

D. From I/O to I/O

LOCK prefix is used most often

A. During Normal Processing

B. During DMA accesses

C. During Interrupt Servicing

D. During Memory accesses

The I/O device controllers act as an intermediate between

A. CPU and the I/O device to regulate the device's access to buses.

B. The LCD and I/O

C. Above both

D. None of these

The advantage of a CD-RW?A. Higher Capacity

B. It can be overwritten with new data

C.Cheap

D. It can be used to write DVD also.

Five types of optical storage devices are….A. CD, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD

B. CD, CD-ROM, USB-S, RAM, SATA

C. PATA, SATA, USB-S, DVD, M/M Card

D. None of these

ALU perform

A. Logical Operations

B. Mathematical Operations

C. Arithmetic and logical operations

CISC is?A. Complex instruction set computer

B. Compute instruction set computer

C. Configure instruction set computer

D. None of the above

The keyboard, monitor, and printer are examples ofA.Storage I/O devices.

B.I/O Devices

C.Non-Storage I/O devices

D. None of these

PCI stands for?

A. Parallel Component Input

B. Peripheral Component Interconnect

C. Parallel Component Interconnect

D. Peripheral Component Input

The PCI bus is found in all the new Pentium systems because ofA. Plug and Play features

B. Ability to function with a 64 bit data bus

C. Any Microprocessor can be interfaced to it with PCI controller or bridge

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Full Form of RAID?

A. Redundant Array of Independent Disks

B. Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks

C. Both 1 and 2

D. None of these

VESA local bus operates at?

A. 8 MHz

B. 33 MHz

C. 16 MHz

D. None of these

In DMA the data transfer is controlled by?

A. Microprocessor

B. RAM

C. I/O devices

D. Memory

Full Form of UDMA

A. UNIFORM DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS

B. UNIVERSAL DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS

C. ULTRA DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS

D. BOTH 1 & 2

E. NONE OF THESE

PCI Express Bus is ?A. Serial Bus

B. Parallel Bus

C. Serial and Parallel

D. None of these

Which of the following approach is used to handle multiple interrupts?

A. Parallel interrupt processing

B. Disable interrupts & priority assignment

C. Interrupt wait

D. None of the above

The performance of a processor can be measured using?

A. Clock period

B. Cycles per instruction

C. Throughput

D. All of the above

E. None of these

A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/an?

A. Interpreter

B. Assembler

C. Compiler

D. Commander

E. All of these

FULL FORM OF IDE

A. INTEGRATED DRIVE ELECTRONICS

B. INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT

C. INTERNET DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMEN T

D. INTERNET DRIVE ENGINE

E. NONE OF THESE

Which mode of DMA is slowest?A. Burst Transfer Mode

B. Hidden / Transparent DMA

C. Cycle Stealing

D. None of above

What is the data transfer rate for USB 2.0?

A. 480 Mbps

B. 512 Mbps

C. 300 Mbps

D. None of these

How many pins SATA cable contains?A. 13

B. 40

C. 17

D. 07

E. NONE OF THESE

The USB(Universal serial bus) controller is a serial controller used to communicate with slower devices. It also supplies power to the devices

A. True

B. False

The basic steps in a machine cycle?A. Fetch, decode, and execute.

B. Decode, execute

C. Fetch, decode, execute and test

D. None of above

SCSI stands for?

A.Simple Computer System Interface

B.Small Computer System Interaction

C.Small Computer System Interface

D.Simple Computer Storage Interface

SCSI interface was introduced in?A. 1995

B. 1980

C. 1950

D. 1975

E. 1979

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