MODULE 5-6 Flashcards
meaning of RISC
Reduced Instruction Set Architecture
type of computer architecture that operates on small, highly optimized set of instructions
RISC
who designed the RISC architecture
John Coke
moves data from the memory bank to register
load
finds product of 2 operands
prod
moves data from a register to memory bank
store
meaning of CISC
Complex Instruction Set Architecture
process of accumulating and executing computer instructions
pipelining
usually found in most of the computers
arithmetic pipeline
executed by overlapping fetch, decode, and execute phases
instruction pipeline
pipeline conflicts
- time variations
- data hazards
- interrupts
- branching
- data dependency
found in most GPUs
graphics pipeline
consist of a sequence of computing processes
software pipeline
technique of issuing multiple HTTP requests
HTTP pipeline
Intel’s term for simultaneous multithreading
hyperthreading
storage hierarchy
- register
- cache memory
- main memory
- magnetic disks
- magnetic tapes
consists of all storage devices
storage hierarchy
storing digital information on _______ using digital recording.
magnetic tapes
consists of rotating magnetic surface and a mechanical arm
magnetic disks
form of data storage that stores data and machine code currently being used
RAM
2 types operating modes of RAM
- static
- dynamic
type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic device
ROM
also called CPU memory
cache memory
generic term for all of the different types of data storage
computer memory
