Sir CC Exam

A physical piece of silicon containing one or more cores. The

computer component that interprets and executes instructions

• Micro-controller

• Processor

• Central Processing Unit (CPU)

• System Bus

Copies of the same data unit in adjacent memory levels must be consistent. If a

word is modified in the cache, copies of that word must be updated immediately or eventually at all higher levels.

• Locality

• Inclusion

•  Coherence

• Two-Level Memory Access

The term ______ refers to the use of electronics and software within a product, as opposed to a general-purpose computer, such as a laptop or desktop system.

• embedded system

• Internet of things (IoT)

• Memory hierarchy

• Virtual Cache

Is a theorem that determines the average number of items in a stationary queuing system, based on the average waiting time of an item within a system and the average number of items arriving at the system per unit of time.

• Moore's Law

• Little's Law

• Amdahl's Law

• Schematic Law

A logical cache, also known as a ________, stores data using virtual addresses. The processor accesses the cache directly, without going through the MMU.

• Virtual Cache

• Logical Cache Memory

• Memory Hierarchy

• Non-Physical Memory

A __________, also known as a virtual cache, stores data using virtual addresses. The processor accesses the cache directly, without going through the MMU.

• Virtual Memory

• Memory Hierarchy

• Logical Cache Memory

• Non-Physical Memory

A common dilemma in computer processing is balancing the cost, capacity, and access time. To solve this problem, the user must employ multiple memory that balances each of the aforementioned problem, this solution is called?

• Von Neumman Architecture

• Memory Hierarchy

• Hierarchy of Storage

• Internet of Things

A root complex device, also referred to as a chipset or a host bridge, connects the processor and __________ to the PCI Express switch fabric comprising one or more PCIe and PCIe switch devices.

• memory subsystem

• memory system

• Microprocessor speed

• Speculative execution

This is the ability to issue more than one instruction in every processor clock cycle?

• Superscalar execution

• Speculative execution

• Branch prediction

• Microprocessor speed

Contains the address of the next instruction pair to be fetched from memory?

• Memory address register

• Program counter

• Instruction register

• Instruction buffer register