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Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture, 5th Edition
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Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture, 5th Edition

by Linda Null, Julia Lobur
March 2018
Beginner content levelBeginner
744 pages
26h 5m
English
Jones & Bartlett Learning
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REVIEW OF ESSENTIAL TERMS AND CONCEPTS

  1. Why was the RISC architecture concept proposed?

  2. Why is a RISC processor easier to pipeline than a CISC processor?

  3. Describe how register windowing makes procedure calls more efficient.

  4. Flynn’s taxonomy classifies computer architectures based on two properties. What are they?

  5. What is the difference between MPP and SMP processors?

  6. We propose adding a level to Flynn’s taxonomy. What is the distinguishing characteristic of computers at this higher level?

  7. Do all programming problems lend themselves to parallel execution? What is the limiting factor?

  8. Define superpipelining.

  9. How is a superscalar design different from a superpipelined design?

  10. In what way does a VLIW design differ from a superpipelined design? ...

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ISBN: 9781284123043