Computer architecture is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the physical and ______ structure of computer systems, the
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Computer architecture is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the physical and ______ structure of computer systems, the attributes of their various parts.
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hardware
software
firmware
data
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Question 2
With the advent of ______ in the early 1980s, semiconductor technology once again asserted its role.
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very large-scale integration (VLSI)
Internet
smartphone
digital computer
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Question 3
What are system architecture and implementation architecture?
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What is system architecture?
[ Choose ] the functional behavior and conceptual structure of a computer system as seen by the software developer (Le. in terms of those characteristics affecting software design and development) those characteristics affecting the relative cost and performance of a computer system and that are of concern to the semiconductor designer or electronic engineer, such as logic design, memory bandwidth, and device technology
What is implementation architecture?
[ Choose ] the functional behavior and conceptual structure of a computer system as seen by the software developer (Le. in terms of those characteristics affecting software design and development) those characteristics affecting the relative cost and performance of a computer system and that are of concern to the semiconductor designer or electronic engineer, such as logic design, memory bandwidth, and device technology
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The three major subsystems of a computer are the storage (which holds data), the processor (which operates on that data), and the input-output and communication subsystem (which transmits data to and from the external environment).
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True
False
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Question 5
The storage, or memory, of a stored program computer system contains both the data to be processed by the system and the instructions indicating what processing is to be performed.
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True
False
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The fundamental unit of digital computer storage is the ______, conceptually containing one of two distinct values: 0 or 1.
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bit
byte
word
nibble
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Question 7
Aggregates of bits are combined into larger units, such as nibbles (5 bits), bytes (10 bits) and words (anywhere from 15 to 20 bits or more).
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True
False
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Question 8
The ______ contains programs and data that are ready for processing by the computer.
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main memory
storage
CD
USB
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Question 9
Firewall is a technique whereby a small, high-speed memory is used to contain the most frequently used words from a larger, slower main memory.
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True
False
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Question 10
Memory mapping is the translation between the logical address space and the physical memory.
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True
False
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Question 11
The most common sequential storage device is the ______.
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magnetic tape
rotating drums
disks
DVD-ROMs
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Question 12
The idea of ______ is to give the programmer the illusion of a very large main memory, even though a lesser amount of main memory is actually available.
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virtual memory
caching
CISC
RISC
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Question 13
______ is a widely used method of sharing a processor among several activities.
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multitasking
processing
instruction
algorithm
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Question 14
Most of the techniques used to exploit ______ belong to implementation architecture or algorithm design, although the results strongly affect system architecture.
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parallelism
microprogramming
encryption
high performance
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Question 15
A typical computer system will be surrounded by an array of devices such as terminals, printers, and plotters, which are collectively called its ______.
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input-output (I/O) devices
memory
storage
bus
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______ allow data to flow in both directions simultaneously.
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full-duplex paths
half-duplex paths
simplex paths
data paths
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A bus is a data path that connects devices in parallel.
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True
False
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Question 18
______ is a technique for reducing processor involvement during the transfer of blocks of data.
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direct memory access (DMA)
interrupt
trap
priority
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Question 19
An interrupt signals an abnormal event within the processor, such as an arithmetic fault, illegal instruction, or power failure, while a trap notifies the processor of an external event, such as the completion of an I/O operation.
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True
False
Modern Systems Analysis And Design
ISBN: 9781292351629
9th Global Edition
Authors: Joe Valacich, Joey George