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This document contains a comprehensive study guide for Computer Architecture, covering the fundamental principles of how computer systems are designed and operate. It includes key topics such as CPU architecture, instruction cycles, memory hierarchy, cache systems, data representation, pipelining, and system performance analysis. The material is designed to support exam preparation and strengthen understanding of core hardware and system design concepts.

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COMPUTER
Computer Architecture studyARCHITECTURE
guide
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/co mputer-architecture-
9815521




H ow do you do 1s compl i ment? Reverse the bi ts




H ow do you twos compl i ment You do one's compl ement and add one to the ri ght




What are the unsi gned deci mal numbers? 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1028




What i s the advantage of 2s compl ement over 1s compl ement i n negati ve number T here i s onl y one val ue f or zero and both unsi gned and si gned ari thmeti c
representati on i n bi nary number system? operati ons are done the same way




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, COMPUTER
Computer Architecture studyARCHITECTURE
guide
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/co mputer-architecture-
9815521




Si mpl i f yi ng the bool ean al gebra al l ows us to use f ewer l ogi c gates. As a resul t,
H ow does bool ean si mpl i f i cati on hel p di gi tal ci rcui t costs?
we woul d save money. better understandi ng, testi ng, creati on




What are the mai n components of a CPU? Control uni t, Ari thmeti c Logi c Uni t, D ecoder, Regi sters




I nstructi on Regi ster(I R)
Memory Buf f er Regi ster(MBR)
Memory Address Regi ster(MAR)
What are the regi sters i n the CPU? Program Counter(PC)
Accumul ator(AC)
Mul ti pl i cati on Quoti ent(MQ)
I nf ormati on Buf f er Regi ster(I BR)




I nf ormati on I nput
I nf ormati on Output
What are the mai n f uncti ons of computers?
D ata Storage
D ata Processi ng




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