COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND DESIGN
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE
●● Server
Answer: A computer used for running larger programs for multiple
users, often simultaneously, and typically accessed only via a network.
●● Supercomputer
Answer: A class of computers with the highest performance and cost;
they are configured as servers and typically cost millions of dollars.
●● Terabyte
Answer: Originally 1,099,511,627,776 (2^40) bytes, although some
communications and secondary storage systems have redefined it to
mean 1,000,000,000,000 (10^12) bytes.
●● Petabyte
Answer: Depending on the situation, either 1000 or 1024 terabytes.
●● Datacenter
, Answer: A room or building designed to handle the power, cooling, and
networking needs of a large number of servers.
●● Embedded Computer
Answer: A computer inside another device used for running one
predetermined application or collection of software.
●● Multicore Microprocessor
Answer: A microprocessor containing multiple processors ("cores") in a
single integrated circuit.
●● Systems Software
Answer: Software that provides services that are commonly useful,
including operating systems, compilers, loaders and assemblers.
●● Operating System
Answer: Supervising program that manages the resources of a computer
for the benefit of the programs that run on that computer.
●● Compiler
Answer: A program that translates high-level language statements into
assembly language statements.
●● Binary Digit
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE
●● Server
Answer: A computer used for running larger programs for multiple
users, often simultaneously, and typically accessed only via a network.
●● Supercomputer
Answer: A class of computers with the highest performance and cost;
they are configured as servers and typically cost millions of dollars.
●● Terabyte
Answer: Originally 1,099,511,627,776 (2^40) bytes, although some
communications and secondary storage systems have redefined it to
mean 1,000,000,000,000 (10^12) bytes.
●● Petabyte
Answer: Depending on the situation, either 1000 or 1024 terabytes.
●● Datacenter
, Answer: A room or building designed to handle the power, cooling, and
networking needs of a large number of servers.
●● Embedded Computer
Answer: A computer inside another device used for running one
predetermined application or collection of software.
●● Multicore Microprocessor
Answer: A microprocessor containing multiple processors ("cores") in a
single integrated circuit.
●● Systems Software
Answer: Software that provides services that are commonly useful,
including operating systems, compilers, loaders and assemblers.
●● Operating System
Answer: Supervising program that manages the resources of a computer
for the benefit of the programs that run on that computer.
●● Compiler
Answer: A program that translates high-level language statements into
assembly language statements.
●● Binary Digit
