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Register File A state element that consists of a set of registers
that can be read and written by supplying a
register number to be accessed.
provides 1024 scalar 32-bit registers for up to 64
threads.
machine language The language made up of binary-coded
instructions that is used directly by the computer
system software The set of programs that enables a computer's
hardware devices and application software to work
together; it includes the operating system and
utility programs.
operating system (computer science) software that controls the
execution of computer programs and may provide
various services
Assembly Language Programming language that has the same structure
and set of commands as machine languages but
allows programmers to use symbolic
representations of numeric machine code.
, IBM 360/91 Introduced many new concepts, including dynamic
detection of memory hazards, generalized
forwarding, and reservation stations. Tomasulo's
algorithm
The internal organization of the 360/91 shares
many features with the Pentium III and Pentium 4,
as well as with several other microprocessors. One
major difference was that there was no branch
prediction in the 360/91 and hence no speculation.
Another major difference was that there was no
commit unit, so once the instructions finished
execution, they updated the registers.
Dynamic Random Access Memory Memory built as an integrated circuit; it provides
(DRAM) random access to any location. Access times are 50
nanoseconds and cost per gigabyte in 2012 was $5
to $10.
Multiple DRAMs are used together to contain the
instructions and data of a program. In contrast to
sequential access memories, such as magnetic
tapes, the RAM portion of the term DRAM means
that memory accesses take basically the same
amount of time no matter what portion of the
memory is read.
Modern DRAMS consist of rows in each bank
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Terms in this set (239)
Register File A state element that consists of a set of registers
that can be read and written by supplying a
register number to be accessed.
provides 1024 scalar 32-bit registers for up to 64
threads.
machine language The language made up of binary-coded
instructions that is used directly by the computer
system software The set of programs that enables a computer's
hardware devices and application software to work
together; it includes the operating system and
utility programs.
operating system (computer science) software that controls the
execution of computer programs and may provide
various services
Assembly Language Programming language that has the same structure
and set of commands as machine languages but
allows programmers to use symbolic
representations of numeric machine code.
, IBM 360/91 Introduced many new concepts, including dynamic
detection of memory hazards, generalized
forwarding, and reservation stations. Tomasulo's
algorithm
The internal organization of the 360/91 shares
many features with the Pentium III and Pentium 4,
as well as with several other microprocessors. One
major difference was that there was no branch
prediction in the 360/91 and hence no speculation.
Another major difference was that there was no
commit unit, so once the instructions finished
execution, they updated the registers.
Dynamic Random Access Memory Memory built as an integrated circuit; it provides
(DRAM) random access to any location. Access times are 50
nanoseconds and cost per gigabyte in 2012 was $5
to $10.
Multiple DRAMs are used together to contain the
instructions and data of a program. In contrast to
sequential access memories, such as magnetic
tapes, the RAM portion of the term DRAM means
that memory accesses take basically the same
amount of time no matter what portion of the
memory is read.
Modern DRAMS consist of rows in each bank
