Chapter01 - Exercises

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COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE CSE Fall 2013

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering

Department of Computer Engineering

Vo Tan Phuong

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2 Computer Architecture – Chapter 1 © Fall 2013, CS

Chapter 1

Introduction Exercises

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Key words 1. abstraction 12. embedded system

2. assembler 13. Instruction

3. bit 14. instruction set architecture

4. cache 15. local area network

5. central processor unit (CPU) 16. memory

6. chip 17. operating system

7. compiler 18. semiconductor

8. computer family 19. server

9. control 20. supercomputer

10. datapath 21. transistor

11. desktop or personal computer 22. wide area network (WAN)

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Key words selection

1. Q1: Active part of the computer, following the instructions of the programs to

the letter. It adds numbers, tests numbers, controls other components, and

so on.

2. Q2: Approach to the design of hardware or software. The system consists of

hierarchical layers, with each lower layer hiding details from the level above.

3. Q3: Binary digit.

4. Q4: Component of the computer where all running programs and associated

data reside.

1. abstraction 12. embedded system

2. assembler 13. instruction


4. cache 15. local area network (LAN)








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Key words selection

1. Q5: Collection of implementations of the same instruction set architecture.

They are usually made by the same company and vary in price and

performance.

2. Q6: Component of the processor that performs arithmetic operations.

3. Q7: Component of the processor that tells the datapath, memory, and I/O

devices what to do according to the instructions of the program.

4. Q8: Nickname for die or integrated circuit.












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Key words selection

1. Q9: Computer used for running larger programs for multiple users often

simultaneously and typically accessed only by a network.

2. Q10: Computer inside another device used for running one predetermined

application or collection of software.

3. Q11: Computer designed for use by and individual, usually incorporating a

graphics display, keyboard, and mouse.

4. Q12: High-performance machine, costing more than $1 million.












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Key words selection

1. Q13: Computer network that connects a group of computers by a common

transmission cable or wireless link within a small geographic area (e.g.

within the same floor of a building).

2. Q14: Computer networks that connect computers spanning great distances,

the backbone of the Internet.

3. Q15: Substance that does not conduct electricity well but is the foundation

of integrated circuits.

4. Q16: Small, fast memory that acts as a buffer for the main memory.


2. assembler 13. Instruction










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1. Q17: Single software command to a processor.

2. Q18: Specific interface that the hardware provides the low-level software.

3. Q19: Program that manages the resources of a computer for the benefit of the

programs that run on that machine.

4. Q20: Program that translates from a higher-level natation to assembly language.

5. Q21: Program that coverts a symbolic version of an instruction into the binary

version.

6. Q22: On/off switch controlled by electricity.












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