CPEN 4700 Exam 1 Questions And Answers
A method that saves power consumption but with some degradation in performance.
underclocking
The university where early computer design involving separate memory for instructions
and data developed
Harvard
That portion of a computer system which communicates with other devices
IO
In a CAM memory this is the register holding the tag to be matched
argument register
In a virtual memory system, the home of most address translations
page table
Model number of the Intel CPU selected for the original IBM PC. 8088
In a cache memory, the unit of data moved into or out of cache. refill line
A cache feature used to indicate if a line has been modified. dirty bit
A type of memory which has the property of equal access to every location. RAM
, A quality factor that describes how much an architecture has been designed for a
particular purpose vs. one can be used for any kind of computing.
generality
A part of a virtual memory system which keeps recent address translations in the CPU.
TLB
A cache write policy that updates main memory whenever a line in cache is updated.
write through
Which of these cache designs will not make use of the MMU?
VIVT
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following can be used to enhance effective memory access time?
Low order interleaving
3 choice questions
Which of the following benchmarks is used to determine MIPS ratings?
Dhrystones
3 choice questions
Which of the following early hardware computing was phased out because of its high
failure rate?
vacuum tubes
A method that saves power consumption but with some degradation in performance.
underclocking
The university where early computer design involving separate memory for instructions
and data developed
Harvard
That portion of a computer system which communicates with other devices
IO
In a CAM memory this is the register holding the tag to be matched
argument register
In a virtual memory system, the home of most address translations
page table
Model number of the Intel CPU selected for the original IBM PC. 8088
In a cache memory, the unit of data moved into or out of cache. refill line
A cache feature used to indicate if a line has been modified. dirty bit
A type of memory which has the property of equal access to every location. RAM
, A quality factor that describes how much an architecture has been designed for a
particular purpose vs. one can be used for any kind of computing.
generality
A part of a virtual memory system which keeps recent address translations in the CPU.
TLB
A cache write policy that updates main memory whenever a line in cache is updated.
write through
Which of these cache designs will not make use of the MMU?
VIVT
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following can be used to enhance effective memory access time?
Low order interleaving
3 choice questions
Which of the following benchmarks is used to determine MIPS ratings?
Dhrystones
3 choice questions
Which of the following early hardware computing was phased out because of its high
failure rate?
vacuum tubes
