When a particular sector is found, the data is transferred to ____________.

• A) I/O module
• B) Instruction register
• C) RAM
• D) Cache memory

When an I/O module has a capability of executing a specific set of instructions for specific I/O devices in the memory without the involvement of CPU is called ________.

• A) Cycle Stealing
• B) I/O processors
• C) Selector Channel
• D) I/O Channel

The ___________ can be determined from the number of platters and the number of tracks.

• A) execution time
• B) Latency
• C) storage capacity
• D) Speed of processing

____________ lets the user execute the program, one instruction at a time.

• A) Change PC
• B) List File
• C) Single Step
• D) Execute

Raid Level ____ is not a true member of the RAID family.

• A) 2
• B) 3
• C) 0
• D) 4

_______ are computed by the ALU and stored in processor status register.

• A) None of the given
• B) Conditional Branches
• C) Condition codes
• D) Fraction Division

For ________ of an error we just need to know that there exists an error.

• A) Both Correction and Detection
• B) None of the given
• C) Detection
• D) Correction

The third stage of the Pipelined version of SRC is;

• A) Memory access
• B) Register write
• C) Instruction Fetch
• D) ALU operation

At the start of the transfer operation in synchronous communication, the master activates the _________ signal.

• A) Acknowledge
• B) Enable
• C) Data
• D) Read

_______ signal has Output direction with respect to printer

• A) INIT#
• B) ACKNLG#
• C) D<7..0>
• D) STROBE#

Which temporary register is loaded with either a register value from the register file or a constant from the instruction?

• A) Y3
• B) X3
• C) Z5
• D) Z4

In which one of the following methods for resolving the priority, the device with the highest priority is placed in the first position, followed by lower-priority devices up to the device with the lowest priority, which is placed last in the series?

• A) Daisy-Chaining Priority
• B) Parallel
• C) Asynchronous
• D) Semi-synchronous

_________ hazard occurs when attempting to access the same resource in different ways at the same time

• A) Branch
• B) Structural
• C) Instruction
• D) Data

Every interrupt handler has an interrupt return (IRET) instruction, this instruction is an example of ___________ return.

• A) NEAR
• B) SHORT
• C) FAR
• D) RELATIVE

Identify the following type of serial communication error condition in which no character is available at the beginning of an interval.

• A) Parity error
• B) Framing error
• C) Under-run error
• D) Overrun error

A parallel port can be considered to be a big ___________ gate.

• A) NOR
• B) AND
• C) OR
• D) NOR

________ controls the sequence of the flow of microinstructions.

• A) Micro program controller
• B) DMA Controller
• C) Multiplexer
• D) Virtual Memory

Given an m-digit base b number x, the ________ of x is {{\rm{x}}^c}{\rm{ = (}}{{\rm{b}}^m}{\rm{ - x) mod }}\,{{\rm{b}}^m}

• A) Signed Magnitude Form
• B) Radix Compliment
• C) Biased Representation
• D) Diminished Radix Compliment

Given an m-digit base b number x, the ________ of x is \[{{\rm{x}}^c}{\rm{ = (}}{{\rm{b}}^m}{\rm{ - x) mod }}\,{{\rm{b}}^m}\]

• A) Radix Compliment
• B) Diminished Radix Compliment
• C) Biased Representation
• D) Signed Magnitude Form

Identify the following type of serial communication error condition: “The prior character that was received was not still read by the CPU and is over written by a new received character.”

• A) Overrun error
• B) Framing error
• C) Parity error
• D) Under-run error