Computer Organization & Architecture (3140707) MCQs

MCQs of Multiprocessors

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1.
Multiprocessors are classified as ________.
(a) SIMD
(b) MIMD
(c) SISD
(d) MISD
Answer:

Option (b)

2.
Full-form of VLSI?
(a) Very large scale integration
(b) Very least scale instructions
(c) Variety of large & small instructions
(d) Very long scalable integration
Answer:

Option (a)

3.
Which one is not benefit of multiprocessors?
(a) Multiple independent jobs can be made to operate in parallel
(b) A single job can be partitioned into multiple parallel tasks
(c) Multiple jobs can be made to operate in serial
(d) All are benefits
Answer:

Option (c)

4.
What is another name of tightly coupled multiprocessor?
(a) Distributed memory processors
(b) Mutually coupled processors
(c) Binding memory processors
(d) Shared memory processors
Answer:

Option (d)

5.
What is another name of loosely coupled multiprocessor?
(a) Distributed memory processors
(b) Shared memory processors
(c) Mutually coupled processors
(d) Binding memory processors
Answer:

Option (a)

6.
Which of the following is not characteristics of tightly coupled multiprocessors?
(a) Each processor has its own cache memory
(b) One global common memory that all CPUs can access
(c) Each processor has its own local memory
(d) Shared memory processors
Answer:

Option (c)

7.
Which of the following is not characteristics of loosely coupled multiprocessors?
(a) Processors are tied together by a switching scheme
(b) They don’t use packets to transfer data
(c) Distributed memory processors
(d) Each processor has its own local memory
Answer:

Option (b)

8.
Which of the following is not one of the interconnection structures?
(a) Crossbar switch
(b) Hypercube system
(c) Single port memory
(d) Time-shared common bus
Answer:

Option (c)

9.
In time-shared common bus, when one processor is communicating with the memory, what all other processors do?
(a) busy with internal operations
(b) must be idle waiting for the bus
(c) interrupt the working processor
(d) either A or B
Answer:

Option (d)

10.
Full-form of MM in multiport memory & crossbar switch?
(a) Memory module
(b) Multiport module
(c) Multiport memory
(d) Main Memory
Answer:

Option (a)

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