Multiple Choice Questions & Answers on Parallel Computing
Multiple Choice Questions & Answers on Parallel Computing 1. During the execution of the instructions, a copy of the instructions is placed in the ______ . a) register b) ram c) system heap d) cache Answer: cache 2. Pipe-lining is a unique feature of _______. a) risc b) cisc c) isa d) iana Answer: risc 3. If a processor clock is rated as 1250 million cycles per second, then its clock period is ________ . a) 1.9 * 10 ^ -10 sec b) 1.6 * 10 ^ -9 sec c) 1.25 * 10 ^ -10 sec d) 8 * 10 ^ -10 sec Answer: 8 * 10 ^ -10 sec 4. 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 these Answer: pipe-lining 5. Both the CISC and RISC architectures have been developed to reduce the______. a) cost b) time delay c) semantic gap d) all of the above Answer: semantic ga 6. A collection of lines that connects several devices is called __________ a) bus b) periphe