MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a register?
A
High-speed data storage area within the CPU in the computer.
B
High-speed data storage area that stores one bit within the CPU in a computer.
C
A storage area that is allocated to store the address of data.
D
A storage area that stores frequently used data and instructions.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Registers are high-speed temporary storage areas found in most modern CPU’s. These parts are connected to the rest of the computer through buses-wires or circuitry carrying electric singles. Computers have three main buses, select the CORRECT match regarding the buses with their descriptions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Register is a high speed storage area located in the CPU which is used to temporarily hold small units of program instructions and data immediately before, during, as well as after CPU execution. Hence, the correct answer is “ register ”.

Detailed explanation-3: -A processor register (CPU register) is one of a small set of data holding places that are part of the computer processor. A register may hold an instruction, a storage address, or any kind of data (such as a bit sequence or individual characters). Some instructions specify registers as part of the instruction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Register: A special, high-speed storage area within the CPU. All data must be represented in a register before it can be processed.

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