Practice Questions on Computer Architecture & Programming Concepts

1. Computer Architecture: Basic Components

1. Which part of the CPU performs arithmetic and logical operations?

A. Control Unit

B. ALU

C. Registers

D. Cache

2. What does RAM stand for?

A. Random Access Memory

B. Read Access Memory

C. Read-Only Memory

D. Run Access Memory

3. Which bus carries memory addresses?

A. Data Bus

B. Address Bus

C. Control Bus

D. Power Bus

4. The control unit is responsible for:

A. Executing instructions

B. Directing operations inside the CPU

C. Storing data

D. Input/output control

5. Which memory is non-volatile?

A. RAM

B. ROM

C. Cache

D. Registers

2. Instruction Cycle (Fetch-Decode-Execute)

6. What is the first step of the instruction cycle?

A. Decode
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B. Execute

C. Fetch

D. Store

7. During decoding, the control unit:

A. Fetches the next instruction

B. Interprets the instruction

C. Performs arithmetic

D. Stores the result

8. The ALU is mainly involved during:

A. Fetch

B. Decode

C. Execute

D. Store

9. In which step are results stored back to memory?

A. Fetch

B. Decode

C. Execute

D. Store

10. The instruction cycle repeats until:

A. All instructions are executed

B. The power is off

C. CPU overheats

D. None of the above

3. Types of Computer Architecture

11. Von Neumann architecture uses:

A. Separate memory for instructions and data

B. Single memory for instructions and data

C. No memory

D. Multiple CPUs
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12. Harvard architecture features:

A. Separate memory for instructions and data

B. Single memory for instructions and data

C. No memory

D. Multiple CPUs

13. Which architecture uses a reduced instruction set?

A. RISC

B. CISC

C. Harvard

D. Von Neumann

14. CISC stands for:

A. Complex Instruction Set Computer

B. Computer Instruction Set Code

C. Central Instruction System Controller

D. Complex Integrated System Code

15. Which architecture is common in ARM processors?

A. Von Neumann

B. Harvard

C. RISC

D. CISC

4. High-Level Languages

16. Which of the following is NOT a high-level language?

A. Python

B. C

C. Assembly

D. Java

17. High-level languages are:

A. Closer to machine code

B. Easier for humans to read

C. Hard to maintain

D. Hardware dependent

18. Which language is platform-independent due to its virtual machine?

A. C

B. Java

C. Assembly

D. Python

19. Compilers translate code from high-level languages into:

A. Machine code

B. Assembly code

C. High-level code

D. None of the above

20. Interpreters execute code:

A. Line by line

B. All at once

C. Only functions

D. Only classes

5. Parameter Passing Techniques

21. In pass by value, the function receives:

A. The actual variable

B. A copy of the variable

C. The memory address

D. A pointer

22. Pass by reference allows functions to:

A. Modify the original variable

B. Modify a copy

C. Only read variables

D. None of the above

23. Which language commonly uses pointers for parameter passing?

A. Python

B. Java

C. C

D. JavaScript

24. Pass by value-result copies values:

A. Only in

B. At the start and end

C. Never

D. Only at the end

25. Pass by name is also called:

A. Delayed evaluation

B. Immediate evaluation

C. Pointer passing

D. Copy-in copy-out

6. Programming Language Concepts

26. Which is NOT a low-level language?

A. Assembly

B. Machine code

C. Python

D. Binary code

27. The process of converting high-level code to machine code is called:

A. Interpretation

B. Compilation

C. Execution

D. Decoding

28. Which of the following is a scripting language?

A. Java

B. Python

C. Assembly
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D. C

29. Which language is known for system-level programming?

A. Python

B. C

C. JavaScript

D. HTML

30. Which part of the compiler checks syntax?

A. Code generator

B. Parser

C. Lexer

D. Optimizer
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Answer Key

Question 1: B
Question 2: A
Question 3: B
Question 4: B
Question 5: B
Question 6: C
Question 7: B
Question 8: C
Question 9: D
Question 10: A
Question 11: B
Question 12: A
Question 13: A
Question 14: A
Question 15: C
Question 16: C
Question 17: B
Question 18: B
Question 19: A
Question 20: A
Question 21: B
Question 22: A
Question 23: C
Question 24: B
Question 25: A
Question 26: C
Question 27: B
Question 28: B
Question 29: B
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Question 30: B