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Given a cache access time of 20ns, a main memory access time of 1000ns, and a cache hit ratio of 90 percent. Assuming fetches to main memory are started
MIPS chooses to simplify the structure of its instructions. The way we implement complex instructions through the use of MIPS instructions is to decompose such complex instructions into mult
Boot to the Windows desktop and then use Task Manager to get a list of all the running processes on your machine. Get a print screen of the li
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Compare the performance (using AMAT) of a one-level split cache and a two-level unified cache system. For the one-level split cache, suppose a hit takes 2 clock cycles and the miss penalty is 100 cloc
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Using the register operation s indicated in this chapter, show the fetch-execute cycle for an instruction that produces the 2's complement of the number in A. Show the fetch-execute cycle for an instr
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Which of these processes or concepts were you already familiar with? Explain how you are familiar with it. Have you used it previously?
Describe how de CPU, using the first four registers listed in this problem, can achieve I/O with the Teletype.
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Discuss the advantage and disadvantage of Linux platform and Windows platform for forensic analysis. Note that you are not required to install these software tools on your computer
A computer has 64-bit instructions and 16-bit addresses. Suppose there are 400 2-address instructions and 1000 1-address instructions. How many 0-address instructions
If your operating system is upgraded to support some new functions on OS files ... the DBMS would you have to rewrite to take advantage of these new functions ... do these layers
Suppose the memory cells at addresses 20 through 28 in the machine described in Appendix C contain the following bit patterns:Address Contents
Is it the job of the O/S to protect the user of the system or should the user protect himself/herself? Explain your answer.
Palm OS provides no means of concurrent processing. Discuss three major complications that concurrent processing adds to an operating system
Many changes have been seen lately in both I/O and memory. What are some of the newer technology innovations you have seen in regards to I/O and Memory? What are the different types of Memory and how
The lifetime (measured in years) of a processor is exponentially distributed, with a mean lifetime of 2 years. You are told that a processor failed sometime in the interval [4; 8] years. Given this in
A computer provides each process with 65536 bytes of address space divided into pages of 4096 bytes. A particular program has a text size of 32768 bytes, a data size of 16386 bytes and a stack size of
Create a table to compare Novell, Windows, Mac, Unix, and Linux server operating systems. You should identify the most recent server operating system for each to consider.
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The Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher program supports refurbishers by allowing certain Microsoft operating systems and applications to be installed for free on refurbished computers
NetWare's High Capacity Storage System (HCSS) can store huge volumes of data. What other technical attributes make the NetWare server an ideal candidate for participation in a storage area network (SA