Hardware transactional memory (HTM) allows: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Hardware transactional memory (HTM) allows:

A. Speculative concurrent transactions

B. Sequential execution only

C. No concurrency

D. Software locks

Answer: Option A

Like Intel TSX.

This question belongs to: Computer CPU (Central Processing Unit)

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Question #1 Report Error

The Instruction Pointer is another name for:

A. Program Counter

B. Accumulator

C. MAR

D. MBR

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
It points to the next instruction in memory.

This question belongs to: Computer CPU (Central Processing Unit)

Question #2 Report Error

Which register is used to store the return address during subroutine calls?

A. Flag Register

B. Link Register

C. Program Counter

D. Accumulator

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Link Register (in many architectures) holds the return address.

This question belongs to: Computer CPU (Central Processing Unit)

Question #3 Report Error

The execution cluster in CPU may contain:

A. Control logic

B. Multiple ALUs, FPUs, load/store units

C. Cache only

D. Single unit

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
For parallel execution.

This question belongs to: Computer CPU (Central Processing Unit)