What is the correct definition of the term 'instruction set'?

The range of opcodes which a CPU is programmed to recognize

The Intel 8086 processor, introduced in 1978, included what important advance?

It was one of the first 16-bit processors.

What is the correct definition of the term 'CISC'?

Complex Instruction Set Computers

Which of the following methods is most used to lessen the problems associated with pipelining?

Splitting the processor's instruction execution cycle

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1
What is the correct definition of the term 'instruction set'?
The process by which a single instruction is executed
A specific subroutine of a program, run if conditions
The list of instructions in memory,forms executed program
The range of opcodes which a CPU is programmed to recognize
2
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of hyper-threading over actual multiple processors?
Cost
Performance
Power consumption
Motherboard space
3
The Intel 8086 processor, introduced in 1978, included what important advance?
There is no correct answer
It was one of the first 16-bit processors.
It introduced floating decimal processing.
It included two separate processors on one chip.
4
Where does the control unit look to find the address of the next instruction ?
Memory Address Register (MAR)
Accumulator (ACC)
Instruction Register (IR)
Memory Buffer Register (MBR)
5
Out of what material are computer chips made?
Wood
Silicon
Plastic
Fibre
6
What does ROM stand for?
Read-only memory
Random of memory
Random-only memory
Random access memory
7
With indirect addressing, how many memory lookups are need to obtain the required data?
Two
Zero
One
Three
8
> Which of the following is not part of a computer chip's job?
Moving data from one memory location to another
> Performing mathematical operations
Follow sets of instructions
Starting up the computer
9
What does CPU stand for?
Central processing unit
Computer processing unit
Core processing unit
Central pipelining unit
10
About how much address space can a 64-bit microprocessor access?
Three billion GB
Two billion GB
4 GB
1,000 GB
11
From quickest to slowest instruction execution time, order these three addressing modes:
Immediate, indirect, direct
Direct, indirect, immediate
Indirect, immediate, direct
Immediate, direct, indirect
12
When was the first commercial microprocessor introduced?
1961
1981
2001
1971
13
> The width of the smallest wire on a computer chip is typically measured in:
Nanometers
Microns
Millimeters
Centimeter
14
What is the correct definition of the term 'CISC'?
Central Immediate Source Construct
Complex Instruction Set Computers
Continual Input System Computer
Control Independent System Computer
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Which of the following methods is most used to lessen the problems associated with pipelining?
Splitting the processor's instruction execution cycle
Simplification of instructions used within software
Avoiding the use of pipelining completely
Increase in processor cache memory

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