Questions and Answers of Computer Architecture Fundamentals

What type of interconnection structure is used most often in small systems? Describe it and discuss its advantages and disadvantages.
Describe the operation of a static network with a star topology. What connection degree do its nodes have? What is its communication diameter? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this
How are torus and Illiac networks similar to a two-dimensional nearest-neighbor mesh? How are they different?
Consider a message-passing multicomputer system with 16 computing nodes.a. Draw the node connections for the following connection topologies:linear array, ring, two-dimensional rectangular
Choose the best answer to each of the following questions:a. Which of the following is not a method for ensuring cache coherence in a multiprocessor system?(1) Write-update snoopy cache,(2)
Consider the different types of dynamic networks discussed in this chapter. Explain the difference between a blocking network and a nonblocking network. Explain how a rearrangeable network compares
Describe, compare, and contrast store-and-forward routing with wormhole routing. Which of these approaches is better suited to implementing communications over a static network with a large number of
In what type of system would one most likely encounter a full crossbar switch interconnection? Why is this type of network not usually found in larger (measured by number of nodes) systems?
Draw a dataflow graph and an activity template for the following programming construct: if (x >= 0) {
Explain how a dataflow machine avoids the von Neumann bottleneck.
If you had a scientific application that involved a large number of matrix manipulations, would you rather run it on a dataflow computer or an SIMD computer? Explain.
Fill in the blanks below with the most appropriate term or concept discussed in this chapter: A parallel computer architecture in which there are several processing nodes, each of which has its
What do you think is the main reason dataflow computers have so far not been widely adopted?
Fill in the blanks below with the most appropriate term or concept discussed in this chapter: A synchronous or asynchronous event that occurs, requiring the attention of the CPU to take some
Give an example of how dataflow techniques have influenced and/ or been used in conventional computer design.
Would you classify an ANN as an SISD, SIMD, MISD, or MIMD system or something else? Make a case to support your choice.
Explain how the processing elements and interconnections in an ANN relate to the structure of the human nervous system.
How is a supervised ANN programmed to carry out a particular task? What is the difference between a supervised versus unsupervised ANN?
Both ANNs and fuzzy logic systems attempt to mimic the way human beings make decisions. What is the main difference between the two approaches?
What is a fuzzy subset and how does the idea of a membership function relate to it? Propose a simple membership function rich() that deals with the concept of a fuzzy subset of wealthy people.
Can the Boolean, or crisp, logic operations AND, OR, and NOT be defined in regard to fuzzy logic? If so, explain how; if not, explain why not.
Explain, in the context of a fuzzy expert system, what rules are and how they are used.
For what type(s) of physical system is fuzzy control particularly well suited?
What is Moore’s Law, and how has it related to advances in computing over the past 50 years? Is Moore’s Law expected to remain true forever or lose its validity in the future? Explain your answer
How does a quantum computer fundamentally differ from all the other computer architectures discussed in this book? What allows a quantum computer to achieve the effect of a massively parallel
Fill in the blanks below with the most appropriate term or concept discussed in this chapter: A type of computer architecture in which execution depends on the availability of operands and
What are some of the problems scientists must solve in order to make supercomputers based on the principles of quantum mechanics practical?
What application(s) are expected to be a good match for the unique capabilities of quantum computers? Explain.

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