Problem Set 5

Question 1

The term bandwidth referred in data communications is usually expressed in what unit?
a.) cycles per second
b.) instructions per second
c.) bits per second
d.) meter per second
e.) decibel per second

Answer 1

bits per second

Question 2

This computer architecture is commonly used in automotive ECUs.
a.) PowerPC Architecture
b.) x86 Architecture
c.) ARM Architecture
d.) 68k Architecture
e.) MIPS Architecture

Answer 2

PowerPC Architecture

Question 3

MCM stands for

Answer 3

Multi-Chip Mode

Question 4

This computer architecture family were CISC processors that were used in Apple Macintosh Computers during the 1980s.

Answer 4

68k Architecture

Question 5

This term refers to the ratio of the number of usable die over the maximum number of die that can be manufactured in a single wafer, given a certain defect in wafer.

Answer 5

Wafer Yield

Question 6

A term that is used as a measure to determine the successful delivery of data in any communication system.
a.) bit rate
b.) bandwidth
c.) throughput
d.) latency
e.) jitter

Answer 6

throughput

Question 7

Apple’s iPad PRO tablet (2020 version) uses a microprocessor based on what architecture?
a.) x86 Architecture
b.) SPARC Architecture
c.) ARM Architecture
d.) MIPS Architecture
e.) Power Architecture

Answer 7

ARM Architecture

Question 8

URL stands for

Answer 8

Uniform Resource Locator

Question 9

The link between two elements in a computer network is called what?

Answer 9

Hop

Question 10

What processor microarchitecture is used in PS2?

Answer 10

MIPS Architecture

Question 11

TS68000 processor architecture

Answer 11

68k Architecture

Question 12

Which of the following early computer architecture has a single and common bus for instruction and data.

Answer 12

Von Neumann Architecture

Question 13

The Japanese K-Supercomputer uses what microprocessors?

Answer 13

SPARC64 VIII

Question 14

This computer architecture was originally designed by Sun Microsystems
a.) SPARC Architecture
b.) ARM Architecture
c.) POWER Architecture
d.) MIPS Architecture
e.) x86 Architecture

Answer 14

SPARC Architecture

Question 15

Based on Flynn’s Taxonomy, what type of processing is performed Graphics Processing Unit or GPUs?
a.) MISD
b.) SISD
c.) MIMD
d.) SIMD

Answer 15

SIMD

Question 16

SPARC stands for

Answer 16

Scalable Processor Architecture

Question 17

This semiconductor manufacturing implementation stage is where the speed critical blocks or logic equations or logic gates are implemented at transistor level.
a.) Circuit Implementation/design
b.) Physical Implementation/design
c.) Chemical Implementation/design
d.) Logic Implementation/design

Answer 17

Circuit Implementation/Design

Question 18

What computer architecture is used in the microprocessor of Sony’s PSP?
a.) ARM Architecture
b.) MIPS Architecture
c.) SPARC Architecture
d.) x86 Architecture
e.) PowerPC Architecture

Answer 18

MIPS Architecture