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This quiz reveals your knowledge on I/O organization and processing in a computer system.

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1.

The input or output device attached to your computer is also called
- A.
  
  Electromechanical devices
- B.
  
  Electromagnetic devices
- C.
  
  Peripheral devices
- D.
  
  Electronic devices
Correct Answer
C. Peripheral devices
2.

When the DMA takes control of the bus sytem,it communicates directly with the CPU.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
3.

Cycle stealing is the technique implemented by which of these components in the system.
- A.
  
  DMA
- B.
  
  Programmed I/O
- C.
  
  Interrupt driven I/O
Correct Answer
A. DMA
4.

Which of these is not a type of interrupt?
- A.
  
  Internal Interrupt
- B.
  
  External Interrupt
- C.
  
  Hardware interrupt
- D.
  
  Software interrup
Correct Answer
C. Hardware interrupt
5.

The I/O bus consists of
- A.
  
  Data lines
- B.
  
  Address lines
- C.
  
  Control lines
- D.
  
  All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above
6.

Decomposing a sequential process into smaller fragments or sub-operations is called
- A.
  
  Vector processing
- B.
  
  Pipelining
- C.
  
  Array processing
- D.
  
  All of the above
Correct Answer
B. Pipelining
7.

Flynns classification divides computers into which of the four major groups?
- A.
  
  SSID, SIMD, MISD, MIMD
- B.
  
  SIND, SIDN, MIND, DSIG
- C.
  
  MIXN, MIDN, MIMD, XIYZ
- D.
  
  None of the above
Correct Answer
A. SSID, SIMD, MISD, MIMD
8.

Which of thses pipelining conflicts are caused by multiple access to memory by segments?
- A.
  
  Data dependency
- B.
  
  Branch difficulties
- C.
  
  Resource conflicts
- D.
  
  All of the above
Correct Answer
A. Data dependency
9.

Which of these flags appear in the processor register?
- A.
  
  Zero Flag
- B.
  
  Carry Flag
- C.
  
  Sign Flag
- D.
  
  Parity Flag
- E.
  
  All of the above
Correct Answer
E. All of the above
10.

Which of these interrupts are also called as traps?
- A.
  
  Internal interrupt
- B.
  
  Software interrupt
- C.
  
  External interrupt
Correct Answer
A. Internal interrupt

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I/O Organization

The input or output device attached to your computer is also called

When the DMA takes control of the bus sytem,it communicates directly with the CPU.

Cycle stealing is the technique implemented by which of these components in the system.

Which of these is not a type of interrupt?

The I/O bus consists of

Decomposing a sequential process into smaller fragments or sub-operations is called

Flynns classification divides computers into which of the four major groups?

Which of thses pipelining conflicts are caused by multiple access to memory by segments?

Which of these flags appear in the processor register?

Which of these interrupts are also called as traps?