C952 Computer Architecture Extended Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

Weak scaling {Ans: Speed-up achieved on a multiprocessor while increasing the size of the problem proportionally to the increase in the number of processors}Raid 6 {Ans: P&Q redundancy}output {Ans: The results of the operation of any system.}LEGv8 fields {Ans: 1. opcode - 11 bits - basic operation of the instruction 2. rm - 5 bits - the second register source operand 3. shamt - 6 bits - shift amount 4. rn - 5 bits - the first register source operand 5. rd - 5 bits - the register destination operand}condition codes (flag) {Ans: 4 bits are used In MIPS, two registers are compared and the result of the comparison is stored in a third register. Then a conditional branching statement assess the value of the third register to see if the condition is true or false. Negative (N) Zero (Z) Overflow (V) Carry (C)}Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) {Ans: A major American company in the computer industry from the 1950s to the 1990s}