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Word size
- Word size is the number of bits the central processing unit (CPU) processes simultaneously.
- Data bus size, instruction s...
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Advantages and disadvantages of increasing word size
- If the data to be processed is in larger units than thee CPU's word size, the CPU must execute multiple instructions to perform what's logically a single operation.
- In addition, inefficiencies are compounded as the operation's complexity increases...
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Systems Architecture
Ch. 4 - Prob. 1VECh. 4 - ________________ generates heat in electrical...Ch. 4 - Prob. 3VECh. 4 - Prob. 4VECh. 4 - Prob. 5VECh. 4 - One _________________ is one cycle per second.
Ch. 4 - Prob. 7VECh. 4 - When an instruction is first fetched from memory,...Ch. 4 - Prob. 9VECh. 4 - Prob. 10VE
Ch. 4 - Prob. 11VECh. 4 - Prob. 12VECh. 4 - The contents of a memory location are copied to a...Ch. 4 - Prob. 14VECh. 4 - A(n) ________________ instruction always alters...Ch. 4 - Prob. 16VECh. 4 - A(n) ____________________ instruction copies data...Ch. 4 - The CPU incurs one or more _________________ when...Ch. 4 - The CPU incurs one or more _____ when its idle,...Ch. 4 - In many CPUs, a register called the _____ stores...Ch. 4 - The components of an instruction are its _____ and...Ch. 4 - Two 1-bit values generate a 1 result value when...Ch. 4 - A(n) _____ operation transforms a 0 bit value to 1...Ch. 4 - _____ predicts that transistor density will double...Ch. 4 - A(n) _____ is a measure of CPU or computer system...Ch. 4 - _____ is a CPU design technique in which...Ch. 4 - Describe the operation of a MOVE instruction. Why...Ch. 4 - Prob. 2RQCh. 4 - Prob. 3RQCh. 4 - Prob. 4RQCh. 4 - Prob. 5RQCh. 4 - Prob. 7RQCh. 4 - Prob. 8RQCh. 4 - Prob. 9RQCh. 4 - How does pipelining improve CPU efficiency? What’s...Ch. 4 - Prob. 11RQCh. 4 - Develop a program consisting of primitive CPU...Ch. 4 - If a microprocessor has a cycle time of 0.5...Ch. 4 - Processor R is a 64-bit RISC processor with a 2...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4PECh. 4 - Prob. 1RPCh. 4 - Prob. 2RPCh. 4 - Prob. 3RP
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