MODULE 5-6

Question 1

meaning of RISC

Answer 1

Reduced Instruction Set Architecture

Question 2

type of computer architecture that operates on small, highly optimized set of instructions

Answer 2

RISC

Question 3

who designed the RISC architecture

Answer 3

John Coke

Question 4

moves data from the memory bank to register

Answer 4

load

Question 5

finds product of 2 operands

Answer 5

prod

Question 6

moves data from a register to memory bank

Answer 6

store

Question 7

meaning of CISC

Answer 7

Complex Instruction Set Architecture

Question 8

process of accumulating and executing computer instructions

Answer 8

pipelining

Question 9

usually found in most of the computers

Answer 9

arithmetic pipeline

Question 10

executed by overlapping fetch, decode, and execute phases

Answer 10

instruction pipeline

Question 11

pipeline conflicts

Answer 11

• time variations
• data hazards
• interrupts
• branching
• data dependency

Question 12

found in most GPUs

Answer 12

graphics pipeline

Question 13

consist of a sequence of computing processes

Answer 13

software pipeline

Question 14

technique of issuing multiple HTTP requests

Answer 14

HTTP pipeline

Question 15

Intel’s term for simultaneous multithreading

Answer 15

hyperthreading

Question 16

storage hierarchy

Answer 16

• register
• cache memory
• main memory
• magnetic disks
• magnetic tapes

Question 17

consists of all storage devices

Answer 17

storage hierarchy

Question 18

storing digital information on _______ using digital recording.

Answer 18

magnetic tapes

Question 19

consists of rotating magnetic surface and a mechanical arm

Answer 19

magnetic disks

Question 20

form of data storage that stores data and machine code currently being used

Answer 20

RAM

Question 21

2 types operating modes of RAM

Answer 21

• static
• dynamic

Question 22

type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic device

Answer 22

ROM

Question 23

also called CPU memory

Answer 23

cache memory

Question 24

generic term for all of the different types of data storage

Answer 24

computer memory

Question 25

often called system memory

Answer 25

primary memory

Question 26

commonly called storage

Answer 26

secondary memory

Question 27

most common type of RAM

Answer 27

DRAM

Question 28

faster that DRAM

Answer 28

SRAM

Question 29

manufactured in an empty state

Answer 29

PROM

Question 30

can be erased and reprogrammed

Answer 30

EPROM

Question 31

can be erased and written

Answer 31

EEPROM