What is the function of registers in the fetch-execute instruction cycle? What is the purpose of the instruction register? 

Q.9 Define the terms: 

•   Master slave multiprocessing
•   Symmetrical multiprocessing 
• Q.10 Represent the value (-45)10 in binary using 

1. Signed magnitude
2. 1’s complement
3. 2’s complement

Q.11 Discuss how writing a device driver for a hard disk would require an in-depth understanding of how the hardware functions. Would you also need an in-depth understanding of the OS platform for which the device was designed to function?  

Q.12 Explain what is meant by wear-leveling in Flash drives?

Q.13 If three mirrored drives are used in a fault-tolerant system, describe how majority logic is used to decide if the integrity of the data is usable.

Q.14 Compare and contrast the different disk layouts. 

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