A. Subword parallelism
B. CISC
C. Superscalar
D. VLIW
Answer: A
Subword parallelism is a form of vector processing. A vector processor is one whose instruction set includes operations on multiple data elements simultaneously.
12. Which of the following architecture supports out-of-order execution?
A. RISC
B. CISC
C. Superscalar
D. Subword parallelism
Answer: C
The superscalar architecture supports out-of-order execution in which the instructions later in the stream are executed before earlier instructions.
13. Which is an example of superscalar architecture?
A. Pentium 4
B. 8086
C. 80386
D. Pentium pro
Answer: A
Pentium 4 is a single-core CPU used in desktops and laptops that are proposed by Intel. It has Netburst architecture.
14. Which of the following is a combination of several processors on a single chip?
A. Multicore architecture
B. RISC architecture
C. CISC architecture
D. Subword parallelism
Answer: A
The Multicore machine is a combination of many processors on a single chip. The heterogeneous multicore machine also combines a variety of processor types on a single chip.
15. Which is an example of a multi-core processor which possesses 10 cores?
A. Intel Xeon E7-2850
B. AMD Phenom IIX2
C. Intel core duo
D. AMD Phenom IIX3
Answer: A
Intel Xeon E7-2850 has ten cores whereas AMD Phenom IIx2 and Intel core duo have two cores and AMD Phenom IIX3 has three cores.
16. Which is the first device that started the microprocessor revolution by Intel?
A. 8080
B. 8086
C. 8087
D. 8088
Answer: A
8086 was released in 1978 and 8088 was released in 1979 .8087 is a numeric coprocessor that was released in 1977. Furthermore, the 8080 is a device designed by Intel in 1974.
17. Which is the first microprocessor by Motorola?
A. MC6800
B. MC68001
C. MIPS
D. PowerPC
Answer: A
MC6800 is the first microprocessor by Motorola which started a revolution in embedded systems.
18. Motorola MC6800 is a how many it processor?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 16
D. 32
Answer: B
MC6800 is an 8-bit processor and has two 8-bit accumulator registers.
19. How many accumulators does an MC6800 have?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer: B
MC6800 is having 2 accumulators both comprising of 8 bits.
20. How many bits does an accumulator of MC6800 have?
A. 8
B. 16
C. 32
D. 4
Answer: A
MC6800 possesses an 8-bit accumulator register since it is an 8-bit processor.
