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Computer Architecture Test 3 Prep
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1A ______ may sometimes be ignored by the CPU.
- Apage fault
- Bnon-maskable interrupt
- Ctrap
- Dmaskable interrupt
- Enone of the above
- FAll of the above
2In a 16-node system, which of these networks would have the largest communication diameter?
- An-cube
- Btwo-dimensional nearest neighbor mesh
- Cring
- Dtorus
3Which of the following is a rearrangeable interconnection network?
- AIlliac network
- BOmega network
- Ccrossbar switch
- DBenes Network
- EAll except crossbar switch
- Fnone of the above
4Which of the following architectures uses memory-mapped I/O?
- AIntel x86
- BMotorola 6811C12
- CMotorola 680x0
- DSun SPARC
- ENone of the above
- FAll except Intel x86
5In a 64-node system, which of the following would have the smallest node connection degree?
- Aring
- Btwo-dimensional nearest-neighbor mesh
- CIlliac Network
- Dn-cube
6In "Big 0" notation, the cost of an n-to-n Omega network can be expressed as:
- AO(n)
- BO(n log n)
- CO( n²)
- DO(log n)
- Enone of the above
7Which type of architecture is modeled on the structure of a biological brain?
- Afuzzy logic processor
- Bdataflow computer
- Cquantum computer
- Dartificial neural network
- Enone of these
- Fall of these
8Which of the following architectures provides support for separate I/O?
- AMotorola 680x0
- BMotorola 68HC12
- CSun SPARC
- DIntel x86
- Enone of these
- Fall of these
9Which of the following is not a method for ensuring cache coherence in a multiprocessor system where each processor has its own cache?
- Awrite-update snoopy cache
- Bwrite-through cache
- Cwrite-invalidate snoopy cache
- Dfull-map directory protocol
- Eany of the above methods is sufficient to ensure coherence
10A special read-modify-write bus cycle is needed to support _______.
- ANon-Maskable Interrupts
- BDirect Memory Access (DMA)
- CIndivisible Access to Semaphores
- DAll of the above
- ENone of the above
11Which type of architecture is commonly used in "expert systems" that try to mimic the decisions made by knowledgeable human analysts?
- Afuzzy logic processor
- Bdataflow computer
- Cquantum computer
- Dartificial neural network
- Enone of these
- Fboth fuzzy logic processor and dataflow computer
12In a 16-node system, which of these networks would have the smallest communication diameter?
- Abinary n-cube
- Btwo-dimensional nearest-neighbor mesh
- Cring
- DIlliac network
13Moore's Law states that computers have become much more powerful over the past several decades because of which of the following reasons?
- AMuch larger disk drives have become available
- BNetworking technology improvements have resulted in greater bandwidth
- CModern compilers are much better at uncovering parallelism in programs
- DIndividual transistors have gotten smaller and smaller over time
- ENone of the above
- FBoth Much larger disk drives and Networking technology
14In what type of computer system would a watchdog timer be most useful?
- Aembedded microcontroller
- Blarge computational cluster
- Cvector supercomputer
- Dgeneral-purpose PC
- Earray processor
- Fall of these
15The Illiac IV computer system was best classified as which of Michael Flynn's architectural types?
- ASISD
- BMISD
- CSIMD
- DMIMD
- Enone of these
16In "Big O" notation the cost function of a Benes network can be expressed as:
- AO(log n)
- BO(n)
- CO(n log n)
- DO(n²)
- EO(n³)
17Which of the following is a blocking interconnection network?
- AIlliac network
- BOmega Network
- Ccrossbar switch
- DBenes network
- Enone of these
- Fall of these
18In a 64-node system, which of the following would have the largest node connection degree?
- Aring
- Btwo-dimensional nearest-neighbor mesh
- CIlliac network
- Dn-cube
19Which of the following is a non-blocking interconnection network?
- AIlliac network
- BOmega network
- Ccrossbar switch
- DBenes network
- Enone of these
- Fall of these
20In a 16-node system, which of these networks would have the largest communication diameter?
- Alinear
- Btwo-dimensional nearest-neighbor mesh
- Cbinary n-cube
- DIlliac network
21Which of the following is a method for ensuring cache coherence in a multiprocessor system where each processor has its own cache?
- ANCC-NUMA
- Bwrite-through cache
- Cwrite-back cache
- Dwrite-invalidate snoopy cache
- Enone of these
- Fall except write-back cache
22In "Big-O" notation, the cost function of an n-by-n crossbar switch can be expressed as:
- AO(n)
- BO(n²)
- CO(n log n)
- DO(log n)
- Enone of these
23In a 16-node system, which of these networks would have the smallest communication diameter?
- Abinary n-cube
- Btwo-dimensional nearest-neighbor mesh
- Cring
- Dtorus
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