Chapter 2: CPU / Processor – MCQs

1. What are registers?

👉 High-speed memory inside CPU
2. Where are registers located?
👉 Inside CPU
3. What is the function of registers?
👉 To store temporary data and instructions
4. Registers are faster than which memory?
👉 RAM
5. Registers store data for what purpose?
👉 Immediate processing
6. Which is the fastest memory in a computer?
👉 Register
7. Who directly accesses registers?
👉 CPU
8. Why are registers used?
👉 To speed up processing
9. What type of data do registers store?
👉 Programs and data currently being processed
10. Registers are also called what?
👉 Internal CPU memory
1. What does CPU stand for?
👉 Central Processing Unit
2. What is another name of CPU?
👉 Processor
3. In which unit is CPU speed measured?
👉 Hertz
4. What is GHz?
👉 Gigahertz
5. What is MHz?
👉 Megahertz
6. What does MIPS stand for?
👉 Million Instructions Per Second
7. What does KIPS stand for?
👉 Kilo Instructions Per Second
8. Which language does CPU understand?
👉 Machine (Binary) language
9. What is the CPU speed of a PC (as given)?
👉 100 KIPS
10. What does KIPS mean?
👉 Thousand/Kilo Instructions Per Second
11. What are the parts of CPU?
👉 CU, ALU, MU
12. What does CU stand for?
👉 Control Unit
13. What does ALU stand for?
👉 Arithmetic Logic Unit
14. What does MU stand for?
👉 Memory Unit / Register
15. What is the function of CU (Control Unit)?
👉 Controls input and output
16. What is another function of CU?
👉 Decodes program instructions
17. What is the function of ALU?
👉 Execution of instructions
18. What operations are performed by ALU?
👉 Arithmetic operations
19. Which arithmetic operations are performed by ALU?
👉 Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
20. Where does ALU store the result?
👉 Accumulator
21. ALU is known as what of CPU?
👉 Building block of CPU
22. What does MU stand for?
👉 Memory Unit
23. Memory Unit is also known as what?
👉 Register
24. What type of memory is MU?
👉 Temporary memory
25. MU (Register) is which type of memory in terms of speed?
👉 Fastest memory
26. What does CPU cycle include?
👉 Fetch, Decode, Execute
27. What is the first step of CPU cycle?
👉 Fetch
28. What is the second step of CPU cycle?
👉 Decode
29. What is the third step of CPU cycle?
👉 Execute
30. What are the types of CPU architecture?
👉 CISC and RISC
31. What does CISC stand for?
👉 Complex Instruction Set Computer
32. What does RISC stand for?
👉 Reduced Instruction Set Computer
33. What is the first microprocessor?
👉 Intel 4004
34. When was the first microprocessor invented?
👉 1971
35. Microprocessor belongs to which generation?
👉 4th Generation
36. Which companies are famous for development of
processors?
👉 Intel and AMD
37. What does Intel stand for?
👉 Integrated Electronics
38. What does AMD stand for?
👉 Advanced Micro Devices
39. How many types of CPU are there?
👉6
40. What is Single-Core CPU?
👉 Core 1
41. Which was the first Single-Core CPU?
👉 Intel 4004
42. What is Dual-Core CPU?
👉 Core 2
43. What is Quad-Core CPU?
👉 Core 4
44. What is Hexa-Core CPU?
👉 Core 6
45. What is Octa-Core CPU?
👉 Core 8
46. What is Deca-Core CPU?
👉 Core 10
47. What does GPU stand for?
👉 Graphics Processing Unit
48. What is another name of GPU?
👉 Graphic Card
49. Who coined the term GPU?
👉 Sony
50. GPU is mainly used for what purpose?
👉 Gaming
51. Which device is now using GPU?
👉 Mobile phone
52. What type of processing is done by GPU?
👉 Parallel processing
52. A CPU's clock speed is measured in?
👉 Gigahertz (GHz) and Megahertz (MHz)
53. The speed of the CPU is measured in which unit?
👉 Hertz (Hz )
54. Speed of processor chip is measured in which unit?
👉 Ans: MHz
55. CPU's processing power is measured in which unit?
👉 Ans: MIPS(Million Instructions Per Second)
57. The clock rate of a processor is measured in which unit?
👉 Ans: Megahertz or Gigahertz
58. The speed of the processor can be determined by?
👉 Ans: Shorter clock cycle
59. Which language can be understood directly by CPU?
👉 Ans: Machine
60. CPU speed of Personal Computer is?
👉 Ans: 100 KIPS
61. Which of the following is not the component of CPU?
👉 Ans: Program unit
62. The CPU is an example of?
👉 Ans: Hardware
63. In which part of computer system actual execution
of instructions takes place during processing
operations?
👉 Ans: ALU
64. Which unit of CPU performs arithmetic operations
such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division?
👉 Ans: ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit)
65. The function of Control Unit in the CPU is?
👉 Ans: To decode program instructions
66. What is the function of logical unit in the CPU of a
computer?
👉 Ans: Both 1 and 2 (To generate a result & To compare
data)
67. Which of the following is used by ALU to store
intermediate results?
👉 Ans: Accumulator
68. What is a "register"?
👉 Ans: Sequential circuit
69. Which of the following is used to overcome the
difference in data transfer speeds of various devices?
👉 Ans: Buffer register
70. The operation that does not involve clock cycles?
👉 Ans: Installation of a device
71. Processor which is complex & expensive to produce
is?
👉 Ans: CISC
72. CPU itself has how many components?
👉 Ans: 3 (CU, ALU, MU)
73. ALU unit consists of how many subsections?
👉 Ans: 2 (Arithmetic Section & Logic Section
74. Which of the following are correct features of CPU?
👉 CPU is considered as the brain of the computer , CPU
performs all types of data processing operations , It
stores data, intermediate results, and instructions
75. Which section is to perform logic operations such as
comparing, selecting, matching, and merging of data?
👉 Ans: Logic Section
76. The address size of 8086 Microprocessor is?
👉 Ans: 20 Bit
77. ARM processors were basically designed for?
👉 Ans: Mobile Systems
78. The outer rectangle box, which stands beside the
computer is termed as?
👉 Ans: CPU Cabine
79. A device which is not connected to CPU is called as?
👉 Ans: Offline