Computer Information Storage
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What is the fundamental unit of a modern computer?

  • Word
  • Bit (correct)
  • Nibble
  • Byte
  • What is the total number of possible values that can be stored in a byte?

  • 256 (28) (correct)
  • 16 (24)
  • 512 (29)
  • 1024 (210)
  • What is the natural size of the execution environment called?

  • Word (correct)
  • Byte
  • Nibble
  • Bit
  • How many bits are in a nibble?

    <p>4</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the total number of bits in a byte?

    <p>8</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the highest decimal value that can be stored in a byte?

    <p>255</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the binary representation of 'on' in a bit?

    <p>1</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the fundamental addressable unit of RAM?

    <p>Byte</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many bytes are in a word?

    <p>It depends on the CPU</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the numbering systems in the context of computer information?

    <p>To interpret information stored in RAM</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the size of a word on a 16-bit CPU?

    <p>2 bytes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    On an Itanium 2 CPU, how many bits are in a general register?

    <p>64 bits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many bits of information does each hexadecimal digit hold?

    <p>4 bits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the decimal value of the hexadecimal number 0x5C?

    <p>92</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the 0x prefix in hexadecimal notation?

    <p>To indicate a hexadecimal value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a memory model, how are actual physical memory locations organized?

    <p>As a linear sequence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the maximum address in a 4 Gigabytes of RAM?

    <p>4,294,967,295</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the permission system in certain architectures?

    <p>To trap errors while a program is executing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for an error that occurs when a program attempts to access the wrong segment?

    <p>Segmentation fault</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the limitation of the maximum size of the memory that a CPU can access?

    <p>It depends on the size of its address registers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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