Computer Architecture (6th Ed., 2021) –
Hennessy & Patterson Complete Study Pack:
Solutions, Slides & Figures (PDF)
Keyboard, Mouse, Touch Screen, Scanner, Camera, Microphone - answer-Input Devices:
Monitor, Speakers, Printer, Projector, Robot - answer-Output Devices:
Interprets program instructions that allow the ALU to carry out operations. - answer-Decoder:
Controls the rate at which program instructions are carried out, by sending electrical signals at
regular intervals, called cycles. - answer-Clock:
Arithmetic Logic Unit - answer-ALU:
Electrical conductors that carry electrical signals between components in the CPU. - answer-
Busses:
memory locations. - answer-Registers:
a secure temporary computer memory with very short access time used for storage of
frequently or recently used instructions. - answer-Cache:
Random Access Memory - answer-RAM:
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, Read Only Memory - answer-ROM:
Hard Disk Drive - answer-HDD:
Solid State Drive - answer-SSD:
A computer built into a larger system with a dedicated purpose. - answer-Embeded System:
AND, OR, NOT - answer-Logic Gates:
Operating System - answer-OS:
User Interface - answer-UI:
Local Area Network - answer-LAN:
Wide Area Network - answer-WAN:
bits per second - answer-bps:
kilobits per second - answer-Kbps:
megabits per second - answer-Mbps
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Hennessy & Patterson Complete Study Pack:
Solutions, Slides & Figures (PDF)
Keyboard, Mouse, Touch Screen, Scanner, Camera, Microphone - answer-Input Devices:
Monitor, Speakers, Printer, Projector, Robot - answer-Output Devices:
Interprets program instructions that allow the ALU to carry out operations. - answer-Decoder:
Controls the rate at which program instructions are carried out, by sending electrical signals at
regular intervals, called cycles. - answer-Clock:
Arithmetic Logic Unit - answer-ALU:
Electrical conductors that carry electrical signals between components in the CPU. - answer-
Busses:
memory locations. - answer-Registers:
a secure temporary computer memory with very short access time used for storage of
frequently or recently used instructions. - answer-Cache:
Random Access Memory - answer-RAM:
1
, Read Only Memory - answer-ROM:
Hard Disk Drive - answer-HDD:
Solid State Drive - answer-SSD:
A computer built into a larger system with a dedicated purpose. - answer-Embeded System:
AND, OR, NOT - answer-Logic Gates:
Operating System - answer-OS:
User Interface - answer-UI:
Local Area Network - answer-LAN:
Wide Area Network - answer-WAN:
bits per second - answer-bps:
kilobits per second - answer-Kbps:
megabits per second - answer-Mbps
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