32/ 64 bit Processors for PC Applications - Electronic Engineering (MCQ) questions & answers

1)   Which control register in x86 family is reserved for future use and generally not adopted for current implementation?

a. CR0
b. CR1
c. CR2
d. CR4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: CR1

Explanation:
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2)   In Intel x86 architecture, which general purpose register is used for repeated string instructions as well as shift, rotate and loop instructions?

a. EAX (Accumulator)
b. ECX (Counter)
c. EDX (Data register)
d. EBP (Data Pointer)
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: ECX (Counter)

Explanation:
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3)   Which function/s is/are provided by Integrated Memory Management Unit in 80386 architecture?

a. Optional on-chip paging
b. 4 levels of protection
c. Virtual Memory Support
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
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4)   In Pentium processor, which write buffer is used by the pipeline ALUs in order to write the result to the memory?

a. External Snoop Write Buffer
b. Internal Snoop Write Buffer
c. Line Replacement Write Buffer
d. Write-back Buffer
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Write-back Buffer

Explanation:
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5)   In x86 architecture, which type of gate acts as an intermediary between code segments at different privilege levels (PLs)?

a. Call gates
b. Task gates
c. Interrupt gates
d. Trap gates
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Call gates

Explanation:
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6)   For addressing in real mode, which segment plays a significant role in the storage of destination operands during the string operation?

a. Code Segment
b. Data Segment
c. Stack Segment
d. Extra Segment
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Extra Segment

Explanation:
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7)   In the test registers, what do/does the linear address bit hold/s with respect to TLB (Translation Look-aside Buffers)?

a. Physical address
b. Selection between write and lookup of TLB
c. Tag field
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tag field

Explanation:
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8)   Which kind of low-order 16 bits control register is also regarded as 'Machine Status Word' (MSW) in order to make it compatible with i286?

a. CR0
b. CR1
c. CR2
d. CR3
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: CR0

Explanation:
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9)   Which status flag in x86 family is used to enable or disable the interrupt especially when the Pentium processor operates in the virtual mode?

a. ID
b. VIP
c. VIF
d. AC
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: VIF

Explanation:
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10)   Which unit in 80386 DX architecture plays a crucial role in the conversion of linear address to physical address?

a. Execution
b. Protection
c. Segmentation
d. Paging
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Paging

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!