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    The document discusses CPU and memory concepts. It begins by defining BIOS and explaining that RAM is most likely to slow a computer down when overtasked. It then defines clock cycle, memory cache, and bus width. ROM activates first when turning on a computer. It lists CPU registers and memory types, excluding cache and RAM. Current CPU architectures include VLIW, EPIC, and traditional modern designs. Major CPU manufacturers for different devices are Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, Apple, and IBM. CPU features include paging, logical vs physical addresses, and diagrams of CPU, cache, and primary memory relationships. Multiprocessor systems can be configured as master-slave or symmetrical multiprocessing.

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    The document discusses CPU and memory concepts. It begins by defining BIOS and explaining that RAM is most likely to slow a computer down when overtasked. It then defines clock cycle, memory cache, and bus width. ROM activates first when turning on a computer. It lists CPU registers and memory types, excluding cache and RAM. Current CPU architectures include VLIW, EPIC, and traditional modern designs. Major CPU manufacturers for different devices are Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, Apple, and IBM. CPU features include paging, logical vs physical addresses, and diagrams of CPU, cache, and primary memory relationships. Multiprocessor systems can be configured as master-slave or symmetrical multiprocessing.

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    The document discusses CPU and memory concepts. It begins by defining BIOS and explaining that RAM is most likely to slow a computer down when overtasked. It then defines clock cycle, memory cache, and bus width. ROM activates first when turning on a computer. It lists CPU registers and memory types, excluding cache and RAM. Current CPU architectures include VLIW, EPIC, and traditional modern designs. Major CPU manufacturers for different devices are Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, Apple, and IBM. CPU features include paging, logical vs physical addresses, and diagrams of CPU, cache, and primary memory relationships. Multiprocessor systems can be configured as master-slave or symmetrical multiprocessing.

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    CPU & Memory Tutorial 2 

    SECTION A 
    1. What exactly is BIOS and what does the acronym stand for? 
    Answer: Basic Input/Output System
    2. When a Computer begins to slow down, what component is most likely overtasked?  
    a. RAM 
    b. ROM 
    c. Flash Memory 
    (Briefly explain your answer)
    Answer: a. RAM because running out of RAM will slow down PC 
    3. What is a Clock Cycle? 
    a. The accuracy of the computer’s internal clock compared to an external one 
    b. The CPU’s processing speed 
    c. The amount of time it takes a computer to recover something from memory after
    booting up 
    Answer: c. The amount of time it takes a computer to recover something from memory after
    booting up 

    4. What is a memory cache? 


    a. The amount of memory your computer has on hand for any particular task 
    b. An outdated memory storage device 
    c. A temporary memory storage device that keeps certain data available for quick
    reference 
    Answer: a. The amount of memory your computer has on hand for any particular task 

    5. What is Bus Width? 


    a. The size of the vehicle use to ship the computer 
    b. The number of pins in a computer port 
    c. The number of bits that can be sent to a CPU simultaneously 
    Answer: c. The number of bits that can be sent to a CPU simultaneously 

    6. Which kind of computer memory is the first to activate when you turn on your computer? 
    a. ROM 
    b. BIOS 
    c. RAM 
    (Briefly explain the function of the selected device) 
    Answer: a. ROM because ROM will check out the system hardware to work properly.
    Page Break 
    7. The following are special purpose Registers EXCEPT? 
    a. Memory Address Register (MAR) 
    b. Memory Data Register (MDR) 
    c. Instruction Register (IR) 
    d. Memory cache Register 
    Answer: d. Memory Cache Register
    8. The following are all Non-Volatile memory types EXCEPT? 
    a. BIOS 
    b. EEPROM 
    c. Cache  
    d. ROM 
    e. RAM 
    f. Flash Memory 
      Answer: c. Cache and e. RAM
    Section B 
    1. Identify THREE (3) current CPU Architecture Designs. 
    2. Identify FIVE (5) CPU Manufacturers 
    1. THREE (3) for Laptop/Desktop 
    b. One (1) for Smartphones 
    c. One (1) for Servers 
    3. Identify and Explain THREE (3) CPU Features and Enhancements. 
    4. Draw a well labeled diagram showing the relationship between CPU, Cache and Primary
    Memory. 
    5. Identify and Explain TWO (2) ways to configure Multiprocessor Systems. 
    ANSWER:
    1. - Traditional modern architectures
    - VLIW(Transmeta)-Very long Instruction Word
    - EPIC(Intel)-Explicitly parallel instructions computer
    2. A. Intel, AMD and Qualcomm.
    b. Apple
    c. IBM
    3. 1. paging is a method by which the computer is able to conceptually separate the addresses used
    in a program from the addresses that actually identify physical locations in memory.
    2. Logical addresses is generated by CPU in perspective of a program
    3. physical addresses is a location that exists in the memory unit
    4. Data object trasnfer Block Trasnfer

    CPU Cache
    PRIMARY memory

    5. - Master-slave multiprocessing
    certain system calls, which we refer to as kernel calls, can execute only. Fig. 1. Process
    modes.
    - symmetrical multiprocessing(SMP)
    eliminates this asymmetry. There is one copy of the operating system in memory, but any CPU can run
    it. When a system call is made, the CPU on which the system call was made traps to the kernel and processes
    the system call.

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