Processor Architecture Quiz
7 medium multiple-choice questions about von Neumann, Harvard, and contemporary processor architectures from the provided video.
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Question 1: In the classic von Neumann architecture, what is a defining feature of how instructions and data are stored?
Instructions are on separate read-only chips
Each instruction uses a dedicated memory bus
Data is stored in multiple distributed nodes by default
They share a single memory space and format
Question 2: How does Harvard architecture differ from von Neumann in memory organization?
It requires a single register file for both instructions and data
It eliminates the need for a control unit entirely
It uses separate memory units and buses for instructions and data
It merges multiple instruction sets into one shared cache
Question 3: Which architecture type is most associated with performing one instruction at a time via a linear fetch-decode-execute cycle?
Von Neumann
SIMD
Distributed computing
MIMD
Question 4: If a GPU applies one operation simultaneously to many pixels, which contemporary architecture concept from the video best describes that behavior?
Von Neumann sequential processing
SIMD (single instruction, multiple data)
Single-core serial execution
Harvard dual-bus fetching
Question 5: Which contemporary model describes different cores executing different instructions on different data items?
MIMD (multiple instruction, multiple data)
Von Neumann pipeline
SIMD streaming
Harvard architecture
Question 6: How does distributed computing, as described in the video, extend processor architecture concepts?
A single CPU emulates many cores by time-slicing
Multiple separate computers on a network share parts of a larger problem
Instructions and data are permanently fused into one memory
GPUs are repurposed as general-purpose von Neumann CPUs
Question 7: Which statement best captures why contemporary architectures differ from a pure von Neumann design?
They introduce parallelism and memory or execution models beyond a single sequential fetch-execute stream
They mandate a single instruction set across all devices on a network
They always revert to Harvard-style separate memory for every component
They remove registers entirely to simplify access