Which feature helps in side-channel attack mitigation? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Question Report Error

Which feature helps in side-channel attack mitigation?

A. Hardware security enhancements

B. More registers

C. Higher clock

D. Larger cache

Answer: Option A

Solution (By JKExamLibrary)

Constant time operations and isolation.

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

Discuss this Question (0)

No comments yet. Be the first to start the discussion!

Practice More CPU (Central Processing Unit) Questions

Question #1 Report Error

Which extension provides hardware encryption acceleration?

A. AES-NI

B. AVX only

C. SSE4

D. FMA

View Answer & Solution Discuss

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Speeds up AES algorithms.

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

Question #2 Report Error

Superscalar processors can issue:

A. One instruction only

B. No instructions

C. Instructions out of order only

D. Multiple instructions per clock cycle

View Answer & Solution Discuss

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
They have multiple execution units.

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

Question #3 Report Error

The number of transistors in modern CPUs follows:

A. No change

B. Decreasing trend

C. Irrelevant

D. Moore's Law trend

View Answer & Solution Discuss

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Transistor count doubles approximately every two years.

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

Explore All CPU (Central Processing Unit) MCQs