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What is the primary function of a memory cell in a computer?
To store one bit of data
What is the main consequence of Moore's Law on the development of computer technology?
Dramatic reduction in the cost of computer logic and memory circuitry
What is the term for the process of integrating many transistors on a single chip of silicon?
Large Scale Integration (LSI)
What was the significance of the Intel 4004 microprocessor, developed in 1971?
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What is the primary benefit of reducing the electrical path length on a microprocessor?
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What is the term for the process of moving data between different components of a computer system?
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What microprocessor speed technique enables the processor to look ahead in the instruction code and predict which branches are likely to be processed next?
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Which of the following technologies is designed specifically to process video, audio, and graphics data?
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What is the primary purpose of a cache?
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Which of the following is an example of a processor organization and architecture technique?
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What is the primary advantage of the superscalar organization technique?
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What is the primary purpose of multitasking?
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What is the instruction set architecture (ISA) of the x86 microprocessor?
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Which of the following is a challenge associated with increasing clock speed?
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What is the primary advantage of pipelining?
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Which of the following is an example of a cache technology?
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What is the primary function of the arithmetic and logic unit (ALU) in the IAS computer?
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What is the purpose of the Memory Buffer Register (MBR) in the IAS computer?
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What was the primary application of the UNIVAC I computer?
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What was the significance of the invention of the transistor in 1947?
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What was a major feature of the second generation of computers?
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What was the significance of the Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1957?
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What is the purpose of a gate in microelectronics?
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What was the primary characteristic of the integrated circuit (IC) invented in 1958?
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What was the significance of the IBM System/360 in the third generation of computers?
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What was the significance of the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation in the development of commercial computers?
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