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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Question 4

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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Question 6

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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Question 16

______ 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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Question 17

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