Itanium® Architecture for Programmers: Understanding 64-Bit Processors and EPIC Principles

Exercises

1:	Describe the architecture of a bicycle. What parts of the bicycle are not parts of the architecture? What are some implementation differences among different bicycles?
2:	Consider the car rental industry. What aspects of automobile architecture are essential to the ability of any driver to operate a randomly allocated rental car? What are some implementation differences among different automobiles that are not especially relevant to either the driver or the rental agency?
3:	Explain why harpsichords, organs, and accordions are not exemplars of “piano architecture.”
4:	Why do you think that one computer manufacturer builds computers with a different architecture from those of another manufacturer? What does this imply about the importance ...