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91. A public key encryption system

allows anyone to decode the transmission
allows only the correct sender to decode the data
allows only the correct receiver to decode the data
does not encode the data before transmitting it
✅ The correct answer is C.

92. The instruction register

is a hardware memory device which denotes the location of the current instruction being executed.
is a group of electrical circuits (hardware), that performs the intent of instructions fetched from memory.
contains the address of the memory location that is to be read from or stored into.
contains a copy of the designated memory location specified by the MAR after a “read” or the new contents of the memory prior to a “write”.
✅ The correct answer is B.

95. Block or buffer caches are used

to improve disk performance
to handle interrupts
to increase the capacity of main memory
to speed up main memory read operation
✅ The correct answer is A.

97. The Memory Buffer Register (MBR)

is a hardware memory device which denotes the location of the current instruction being executed.
is a group of electrical circuits (hardware), that performs the intent of instructions fetched from memory.
contains the address of the memory location that is to be read from or stored into.
contains a copy of the designated memory location specified by the MAR after a “read” or the new contents of the memory prior to a “write”.
✅ The correct answer is D.

99. Seeks analysis

is used for analyzing paging problems
is used for analyzing device busy problems
is used for analyzing control-unit busy problems
is only shown on real-time displays
✅ The correct answer is B.