CSE 230 Exam 1 | 90 Questions And Answers | 100%
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Encompasses those aspects of a computing system that are visible or important to the programmer ANS
computer architecture
Assembly language instructions that can be executed by the processor ANS instruction set
Storage within the processor ANS CPU registers
Signed and unsigned integers, characters, real numbers, etc; sizes ANS data representation
Memory mapped (devices accessed by reading and writing memory), ports (special instructions) ANS I/O
Where does data come from and where does data go when instructions are executed ANS instruction
addressing modes
Encompasses how to design and build the hardware to implement the architecture ANS computer
organization
Which comes first: computer architecture or computer organization? ANS architecture
Can we run programs designed for preceding generations of the architecture ANS backward compatibility
Binary encoding of instructions and data ANS machine language
Symbolic representation of instructions that maps directly to the architecture of the machine ANS
assembly language
Instruction set architecture is _____ to each architectural version of a microprocessor. ANS specific
, A tool that translates assembly language into machine language ANS assembler
Allows us to write code that is closer to the problem domain ANS productivity
Source code can be modified as required and recompiled to run on a different machine ANS portability
Translates HLL code into assembly language code or directly to machine language ANS compiler
What are the five classic components of all computer systems? ANS input devices, output devices, storage,
datapath, control
Is primary memory volatile? ANS yes
Is secondary memory volatile? ANS no
Hardware component that manipulates bits to execute instructions ANS datapath
Hardware component that coordinates the activities of the datapath ANS control
Historically, what were the constituents of the CPU? ANS control, datapath
Today, what are the constituents of the CPU? ANS control, datapath, memory
What does the S in SRAM stand for? ANS static
Is SRAM faster or slower than DRAM? ANS faster
Is SRAM less or more expensive than DRAM? ANS more
What is SRAM primarily used to build? ANS cache memory
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Encompasses those aspects of a computing system that are visible or important to the programmer ANS
computer architecture
Assembly language instructions that can be executed by the processor ANS instruction set
Storage within the processor ANS CPU registers
Signed and unsigned integers, characters, real numbers, etc; sizes ANS data representation
Memory mapped (devices accessed by reading and writing memory), ports (special instructions) ANS I/O
Where does data come from and where does data go when instructions are executed ANS instruction
addressing modes
Encompasses how to design and build the hardware to implement the architecture ANS computer
organization
Which comes first: computer architecture or computer organization? ANS architecture
Can we run programs designed for preceding generations of the architecture ANS backward compatibility
Binary encoding of instructions and data ANS machine language
Symbolic representation of instructions that maps directly to the architecture of the machine ANS
assembly language
Instruction set architecture is _____ to each architectural version of a microprocessor. ANS specific
, A tool that translates assembly language into machine language ANS assembler
Allows us to write code that is closer to the problem domain ANS productivity
Source code can be modified as required and recompiled to run on a different machine ANS portability
Translates HLL code into assembly language code or directly to machine language ANS compiler
What are the five classic components of all computer systems? ANS input devices, output devices, storage,
datapath, control
Is primary memory volatile? ANS yes
Is secondary memory volatile? ANS no
Hardware component that manipulates bits to execute instructions ANS datapath
Hardware component that coordinates the activities of the datapath ANS control
Historically, what were the constituents of the CPU? ANS control, datapath
Today, what are the constituents of the CPU? ANS control, datapath, memory
What does the S in SRAM stand for? ANS static
Is SRAM faster or slower than DRAM? ANS faster
Is SRAM less or more expensive than DRAM? ANS more
What is SRAM primarily used to build? ANS cache memory
