Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microprocessors.

This section includes 5 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microprocessors knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The branch target buffer is

A. four-way set-associative memory
B. has branch instruction address
C. has destination address
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
Discussion
2.

The memory device that holds branch target addresses for previously executed branches is

A. Tristate buffer
B. RAM
C. ROM
D. Branch target buffer
Answer» E.
Discussion
3.

The CPU has to wait until the execution stage to determine whether the condition is met in

A. unconditional branch
B. conditional branch
C. pipelined execution branch
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. pipelined execution branch
Discussion
4.

The architecture in which the hardware decides which instructions are to be issued concurrently at run time is

A. super pipelined architecture
B. multiple instruction issue
C. very long instruction word architecture
D. superscalar architecture
Answer» E.
Discussion
5.

The salient feature of Pentium is

A. superscalar architecture
B. superpipelined architecture
C. superscalar and superpipelined architecture
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
Discussion