CoArchitecture
WGU Computer mputer Architecture WGU
Study Guide Questions & Answers Exam Prep 2026–2027
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/co mputer-architecture-wgu-
11614693
48 how many bi ts i n vi rtual memory wi th ARMv8
ALU hardware that perf orms addi ti on, subtracti on, and usual l y l ogi cal operati ons
Al gori thm f or dynami c schedul i ng and out-of -order executi ons T omasul o's al gori thm
rul e stati ng that the perf ormance enhancements possi bl e wi th a gi ven i mprovement
Amdahl 's l aw i s l i mi ted by the amount that the i mproved f eature i s used, quanti tati ve versi on
of the l aw of di mi ni shi ng returns
1
, CoArchitecture
WGU Computer mputer Architecture WGU
Study Guide Questions & Answers Exam Prep 2026–2027
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/co mputer-architecture-wgu-
11614693
Assembl y l anguage Symbol i c representati on of machi ne i nstructi ons
CD C 6600 F i rst supercomputer, one of the f i rst computers to use out-of -order executi on
CPU ti me i nstructi on count x CPI x cl ock cycl e ti me
Cheetah T wo-i ssue machi ne that f eatured the ori gi nal desi gn f or a superscal ar processor
2
, CoArchitecture
WGU Computer mputer Architecture WGU
Study Guide Questions & Answers Exam Prep 2026–2027
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/co mputer-architecture-wgu-
11614693
Col ossus bui l t by team i ncl udi ng Al an T urni ng to decrypt German messages i n WWI I
Cray-1 supercomputer, bui l t i n 1976
memory bui l t as i ntegrated ci rcui t, more dense, requi res peri odi c ref resh, f ewer
D RAM
transi stors per bi t of memory
D RAM l arge memory where most data i s stored
3
WGU Computer mputer Architecture WGU
Study Guide Questions & Answers Exam Prep 2026–2027
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/co mputer-architecture-wgu-
11614693
48 how many bi ts i n vi rtual memory wi th ARMv8
ALU hardware that perf orms addi ti on, subtracti on, and usual l y l ogi cal operati ons
Al gori thm f or dynami c schedul i ng and out-of -order executi ons T omasul o's al gori thm
rul e stati ng that the perf ormance enhancements possi bl e wi th a gi ven i mprovement
Amdahl 's l aw i s l i mi ted by the amount that the i mproved f eature i s used, quanti tati ve versi on
of the l aw of di mi ni shi ng returns
1
, CoArchitecture
WGU Computer mputer Architecture WGU
Study Guide Questions & Answers Exam Prep 2026–2027
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/co mputer-architecture-wgu-
11614693
Assembl y l anguage Symbol i c representati on of machi ne i nstructi ons
CD C 6600 F i rst supercomputer, one of the f i rst computers to use out-of -order executi on
CPU ti me i nstructi on count x CPI x cl ock cycl e ti me
Cheetah T wo-i ssue machi ne that f eatured the ori gi nal desi gn f or a superscal ar processor
2
, CoArchitecture
WGU Computer mputer Architecture WGU
Study Guide Questions & Answers Exam Prep 2026–2027
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/co mputer-architecture-wgu-
11614693
Col ossus bui l t by team i ncl udi ng Al an T urni ng to decrypt German messages i n WWI I
Cray-1 supercomputer, bui l t i n 1976
memory bui l t as i ntegrated ci rcui t, more dense, requi res peri odi c ref resh, f ewer
D RAM
transi stors per bi t of memory
D RAM l arge memory where most data i s stored
3
