Exam 5: Computer Systems Organization

The Von Neumann bottleneck is the inability of the sequential one-instruction-at-a-time computer Von Neumann model to handle today's large-scale problems.

Machines that use the simplified approach to designing instruction sets are known as ____________________ machines.

A(n) ____ is a storage cell that holds the operands of an arithmetic operation and that, when the operation is complete, holds its result.

What is random access memory, and what are its three characteristics?

The instructions that can be decoded and executed by the control unit of a computer are represented in machine language.

Examples of volatile storage are mass storage devices such as disks and tapes._________________________

Memory locations are stored in row major order.

Describe at length what quantum computing is.

The sectors of a disk are placed in concentric circles called cells._________________________

The ____ are the devices that allow a computer system to communicate and interact with the outside world as well as store information.