Question 1

Describe what is meant by a computer's system architecture.

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The answer of Describe what is meant by a computer's...

Question 2

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                        Premises: computer architecture that dedicates processor hardware components to certain functions

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The Answer of data bus and instruction set and control is...

Question 3

Which hardware component predicts what data will be needed and makes that data available to the CPU's internal memory?

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A) cache controller 
B) data bus 
C) address bus 
D) RAM controller

Question 4

You want your server to be able to access up to 32 GB of RAM. What should you be looking for?

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A) 32-bit data bus 
B) 128-bit system bus 
C) 64-bit address bus 
D) 48-bit control bus

Question 5

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                        Premises: an internal communications pathway that carries data between the CPU and memory locations

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The Answer of core and address bus and pipelining and is...

Question 6

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                        Premises: the group of commands the processor recognizes

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The Answer of control bus and data bus and core is...

Question 7

If two parts of the same process can be executed simultaneously by the CPU, what feature is being used?

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A) multithreading 
B) multiprocessing 
C) multitasking 
D) multischeduling

Question 8

Which type of cache is found as part of more advanced CPUs, is shared among the CPU cores and typically comes in sizes of 8 and 16 MB?

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A) Level 4 
B) Level 2 
C) Level 1 
D) Level 3

Question 9

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                        Premises: an internal communications pathway inside a computer that specifies the source and target address for memory reads and writes

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The Answer of pipelining and CISC and address bus and is...

Question 10

A RISC CPU performs more complex instructions and use a uniform number of clock cycles for each instruction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: The Central Processing Unit CPU

Describe what is meant by a computer's system architecture.

Match each item with a statement below.

Which hardware component predicts what data will be needed and makes that data available to the CPU's internal memory?

You want your server to be able to access up to 32 GB of RAM. What should you be looking for?

Match each item with a statement below.

Match each item with a statement below.

If two parts of the same process can be executed simultaneously by the CPU, what feature is being used?

Which type of cache is found as part of more advanced CPUs, is shared among the CPU cores and typically comes in sizes of 8 and 16 MB?

Match each item with a statement below.

A RISC CPU performs more complex instructions and use a uniform number of clock cycles for each instruction.