A CPU Has Just Been Powered on and It Immediately

question 7

Multiple Choice

A CPU has just been powered on and it immediately executes a machine code instruction. What is the most likely type of instruction that it executed?

• A) a halt instruction
• B) a store instruction
• C) a load instruction
• D) a jump instruction

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Definitions:

Estimated Activity Base

A projected measure of activity, such as labor hours or machine hours, used for allocating overhead costs in budgeting and costing.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate calculated at the beginning of a period, used to allocate estimated overhead costs to products or services.

Direct Labor Dollars

The total cost of labor that can be directly attributed to the production of goods or services.

Factory Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, such as utilities and maintenance, not directly tied to the production of goods.