Computer Architecture Final Question
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Test 1: _________ memory is a small, high-speed, high-cost that serves as a
buffer for frequently accessed data. - correct answer ✔Cache
Test 1: The basic difference between RAM and ROM memory is: - correct
answer ✔RAM is read/write while ROM is read only.
Test 1: The approach of using a combination of memory types to provide the
best performance at the best cost is called: - correct answer ✔Hierarchical
memory
Test 1: When the requested data resides in a given level of memory, we call
this a: - correct answer ✔Hit
Test 1: "Locality of reference" refers to: - correct answer ✔Clustering of
memory references
Test 1: Which of the following types of memory has the longest (slowest)
access time? - correct answer ✔Secondary memory
Test 1: A major advantage of direct mapped cache is its simplicity and ease of
implementation. The main disadvantage of direct mapped cache is: - correct
answer ✔Its performance is degraded if two or more blocks that map to the
same location are used alternately
Test 1: The main memory in a desktop personal computer is made of: -
correct answer ✔RAM
, Test 1: Assuming an 8-bit virtual address with pages of 32 bytes, the virtual
address format is:
(Assuming a 2^m virtual address with pages of 2^n bytes, the virtual address
format is:) - correct answer ✔3 bits for the page and 5 bits for the offset
(m bits for the page and n bits for the offset)
Test 1: Cache memory improves performance by improving memory
________ while virtual memory improves performance by increasing memory
________. - correct answer ✔Access time
Address space
Test 1: The most widely accepted models for computer architectures today
are _________. - correct answer ✔General Purpose Register
Test 1: The method in which a CPU breaks the execution cycle into small
steps and some of the steps are performed in parallel is called __________. -
correct answer ✔Pipelining
Test 1: An example of a real world little endian architecture is ________. -
correct answer ✔MIPS and Intel
Test 1: The stack organization is very effective for instructions written in
_________. - correct answer ✔Reverse Polish Notation
Test 1: Computer networks are _________. - correct answer ✔Big endian
and answers already passed
Test 1: _________ memory is a small, high-speed, high-cost that serves as a
buffer for frequently accessed data. - correct answer ✔Cache
Test 1: The basic difference between RAM and ROM memory is: - correct
answer ✔RAM is read/write while ROM is read only.
Test 1: The approach of using a combination of memory types to provide the
best performance at the best cost is called: - correct answer ✔Hierarchical
memory
Test 1: When the requested data resides in a given level of memory, we call
this a: - correct answer ✔Hit
Test 1: "Locality of reference" refers to: - correct answer ✔Clustering of
memory references
Test 1: Which of the following types of memory has the longest (slowest)
access time? - correct answer ✔Secondary memory
Test 1: A major advantage of direct mapped cache is its simplicity and ease of
implementation. The main disadvantage of direct mapped cache is: - correct
answer ✔Its performance is degraded if two or more blocks that map to the
same location are used alternately
Test 1: The main memory in a desktop personal computer is made of: -
correct answer ✔RAM
, Test 1: Assuming an 8-bit virtual address with pages of 32 bytes, the virtual
address format is:
(Assuming a 2^m virtual address with pages of 2^n bytes, the virtual address
format is:) - correct answer ✔3 bits for the page and 5 bits for the offset
(m bits for the page and n bits for the offset)
Test 1: Cache memory improves performance by improving memory
________ while virtual memory improves performance by increasing memory
________. - correct answer ✔Access time
Address space
Test 1: The most widely accepted models for computer architectures today
are _________. - correct answer ✔General Purpose Register
Test 1: The method in which a CPU breaks the execution cycle into small
steps and some of the steps are performed in parallel is called __________. -
correct answer ✔Pipelining
Test 1: An example of a real world little endian architecture is ________. -
correct answer ✔MIPS and Intel
Test 1: The stack organization is very effective for instructions written in
_________. - correct answer ✔Reverse Polish Notation
Test 1: Computer networks are _________. - correct answer ✔Big endian
