Part One: Write ‘True’ if the statement is correct or write ‘False’ if the statement is wrong (each
has 1 point)
1. Organizational attributes include control signals; interfaces between the computer and peripherals; and
the memory technology used. T
2. Computer organization refers to those attributes of a system visible to a programmer. T
3. Computer organization refers to the operational units and their interconnections that realize the
architectural specifications. T
4. Computer architecture is instruction set architecture is interchangeable terms in computer
architectures. F
5. The basic logical operations are AND, OR, and NOT, which are symbolically represented by dot, plus
sign, and over bar. T
6. The flip-flop has two outputs which are always the complements of each other. T
7. The processor holds address of next instruction to fetch. T
8. A gate is an electronic circuit that produces an output signal that is a simple Boolean operation on its
input signals. T
9. A latch is a device with exactly two stable states and these states are high-output and low- output. F
10.ALU that provides for communication among the control unit, ALU, and registers. T
Part Two: select the best one from the given alternative options (each has 1 point)
1. Which one of the following is computer must be able to process data which may take a wide variety of
forms and the range of processing?
A. Control B. Data Movement C. Data Processing D. Data Storage
2. Which one of the following is the right progress of the scale of integration of devices grown?
A. From small-scale (SSI) to medium-scale (MSI) to large-scale (LSI) to very large- scale integration
(VLSI) to wafer-scale integration (WSI)
B. From wafer-scale integration (WSI) to small-scale (SSI) to medium-scale (MSI) to large-scale (LSI)
to very large-scale integration (VLSI)
C. From wafer-scale integration (WSI) to very large-scale integration (VLSI) to large- scale (LSI) to
medium-scale (MSI) to small-scale (SSI)
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D. From very large-scale integration (VLSI) to large-scale (LSI) to medium-scale (MSI) to small-scale
(SSI) to wafer-scale integration (WSI).
3. Which main computer structure component is consisting of a number of conducting wires to which all
the other components attach?
A. CPU B. Main Memory C. System Interconnections D. Input/output
4. Which one of the following is a kind of calculator that is used to add two binary numbers?
A. Adder B. Flips-Flops C. Decoder D. Encoder
5. Which one of the following is equivalent to(10110)2?
A. (26)8 B. (20)10 C. (16)16 D. A & C are answers
6. Which main computer structure component is moves data between the computer and its external
environment?
A. CPU B. Input/output C. Main Memory D. System Interconnections
7. One of the following is the right complement of 101100 is 010011 + 1 = 010100?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 1 D. 4
8. Which a CPU structural component is performs the computer’s data processing functions?
A. ALU B. CU C. Registers D. CPU Interconnections
9. Which one of the following is a combinational circuit which is designed to perform the inverse
operation of the decoder?
A. Adder B. Flips-Flops C. Decoder D. Encoder
10.Which one the following is computer must be able to move data between itself and the outside world?
A. Control B. Data Movement C. Data Processing D. Data Storage
Part Three: Fill the blank space with appropriate words or phrases on the space provided (each 1
point)
1. System organization include those hardware details transparent to the programmer.
2. Binary grouping is to group binary digits into sets of four, starting with the least significant
(rightmost) digits.
3. Computer architecture includes the development of processors and memories.
4. Architects have always been striving to increase the performance of their architectures.
5. Cache is a small, fast storage device that acts as a staging area for the data objects stored in a larger,
slower device.
6. A counter that goes through a binary sequence is called . Binary counter
7. Sign and magnitude binary point position in a register.
two ways to designate
8. (Central Processing Unit is the computer component that interprets and executes instructions.
9. The complementary nature of these properties suggest an approach for organizing memory systems,
knows as Memory hierarchy.
10. Octal grouping is to group binary digits into sets of three, starting with the least significant
(rightmost) digits.
Part Four: Answer the following question accordingly
1.Write the truth table results for the above exhibition? (Has 6 points)
2. Write the basic postulates of identities of Boolean algebra? (has 4 points)
3. Write the main differences between full adder and half adder?(has 1 point)
4. Shows the following half-adder circuit diagram truth table result? (has 6 points)
5. Write and explain the kinds of cache memory misses? (has 3 points)
Answers Sheet
Name: Part One 1. True 2. True 3. True 4. False 5. True 6. True 7. True 8. True 9. False 10. True
Part Two 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. B
ID: Section: Date: Part Three
1. System organization 2. Binary grouping 3. Computer architecture 4. Architects 5. Cache 6. Binary
counter 7. Sign and magnitude 8. CPU (Central Processing Unit) 9. Memory hierarchy 10.Octal grouping
