Chapter 8 Flashcards
1
Q
Scalar Processing
A
Processes more than one instruction per click cycle
2
Q
Superscalar Processing
A
Processes more than one instruction per click cycle
3
Q
Wide Path Memory Access
A
Retrieves multiple bytes instead of 1 byte at a time
4
Q
Memory Interleaving
A
Partition memory into subsections
5
Q
Symmetrical Multiprocessing
A
Each CPU has equal access to resources
6
Q
Fetch Unit
A
Instruction fetch unit
7
Q
Execution Unit
A
Receives instruction from decoder unit and executes
8
Q
In Cache Memory blocks are
A
between 8 and 64 bytes
9
Q
Cache Line
A
Unit of transfer between storage and cache memory
