Exam 1 Computer Organization
questions well answered to pass
Principles of Equivalence of Hardware and Software - correct answer ✔✔ Any task done by
software can also be done using hardware, and any operation preformed directly by hardware
can be done using software
At the most basic level a computer consists of what three pieces - correct answer ✔✔ A
processor, a memory, and a mechanism for transferring data to and from the outside world
What is a Processor? - correct answer ✔✔ a piece of hardware to interpret and execute
programs
What is Memory - correct answer ✔✔ A piece of hardware to store both data and programs
Moore's Law - correct answer ✔✔ The density of transistors in an integrated circuit will double
every year
Rock's Law - correct answer ✔✔ The cost of capital equipment to build semiconductors will
double every four year
Semantic gap - correct answer ✔✔ Gap between High level languages and physical components
Layer 6 - correct answer ✔✔ is the User Level, Executable Programs
Layer 5 - correct answer ✔✔ High Level Languages, C++, Java
, Layer 4 - correct answer ✔✔ Assembly Code
Layer 3 - correct answer ✔✔ System Software, Operating System, Library Code
Layer 2 - correct answer ✔✔ Machine, Instruction set Architecture
Layer 1 - correct answer ✔✔ Control, Microcode or Hardwired
Layer 0 - correct answer ✔✔ Digital Logic, Circuits, Gates
Control Unit - correct answer ✔✔ found in the 1st layer, control unit makes sure that all
instructions are decoded and executed properly, then data moved where it belongs
Software as a Service (SaaS) - correct answer ✔✔ A cloud computing service. A service that can
be delivered over the internet and requires no locally installed components.
Platform as a Services (PaaS) - correct answer ✔✔ sever hardware, operating systems, database
services, security components, and backup and recovery services.
Infrastructure as a Services (IaaS) - correct answer ✔✔ Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a
form of cloud computing that provides virtualized computing resources over the Internet
Elasticity - correct answer ✔✔ The ability to add and remove resources based on demand
Is Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) is the recommended replacement for SATA (serial
ATA)? - correct answer ✔✔ False
questions well answered to pass
Principles of Equivalence of Hardware and Software - correct answer ✔✔ Any task done by
software can also be done using hardware, and any operation preformed directly by hardware
can be done using software
At the most basic level a computer consists of what three pieces - correct answer ✔✔ A
processor, a memory, and a mechanism for transferring data to and from the outside world
What is a Processor? - correct answer ✔✔ a piece of hardware to interpret and execute
programs
What is Memory - correct answer ✔✔ A piece of hardware to store both data and programs
Moore's Law - correct answer ✔✔ The density of transistors in an integrated circuit will double
every year
Rock's Law - correct answer ✔✔ The cost of capital equipment to build semiconductors will
double every four year
Semantic gap - correct answer ✔✔ Gap between High level languages and physical components
Layer 6 - correct answer ✔✔ is the User Level, Executable Programs
Layer 5 - correct answer ✔✔ High Level Languages, C++, Java
, Layer 4 - correct answer ✔✔ Assembly Code
Layer 3 - correct answer ✔✔ System Software, Operating System, Library Code
Layer 2 - correct answer ✔✔ Machine, Instruction set Architecture
Layer 1 - correct answer ✔✔ Control, Microcode or Hardwired
Layer 0 - correct answer ✔✔ Digital Logic, Circuits, Gates
Control Unit - correct answer ✔✔ found in the 1st layer, control unit makes sure that all
instructions are decoded and executed properly, then data moved where it belongs
Software as a Service (SaaS) - correct answer ✔✔ A cloud computing service. A service that can
be delivered over the internet and requires no locally installed components.
Platform as a Services (PaaS) - correct answer ✔✔ sever hardware, operating systems, database
services, security components, and backup and recovery services.
Infrastructure as a Services (IaaS) - correct answer ✔✔ Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a
form of cloud computing that provides virtualized computing resources over the Internet
Elasticity - correct answer ✔✔ The ability to add and remove resources based on demand
Is Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) is the recommended replacement for SATA (serial
ATA)? - correct answer ✔✔ False
