Computer Organization and Architecture Review Questions with Verified Solutions Rated A+ (100% Pass)
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Computer Organization and Architecture Review Questions with Verified Solutions Rated A+ (100% Pass)
Computer Components - Answers Motherboard, Hard Drive (HDD), Random Access Memory (RAM), Processor, PCI Cards
Central Processing Unit (CPU) - Answers The computer component responsible for fetch...
Computer Organization and Architecture Review Questions with Verified Solutions Rated A+ (100%
Pass)
Computer Components - Answers Motherboard, Hard Drive (HDD), Random Access Memory (RAM),
Processor, PCI Cards
Central Processing Unit (CPU) - Answers The computer component responsible for fetching instructions,
decoding them, and performing the indicated sequence of operations on the correct data. The CPU
consists of:
Arithmetic Logic Unit
Registers
Control unit.
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) - Answers The combinational circuit responsible for performing the
arithmetic and logic functions in a CPU.
Scheduling Algorithms - Answers Definition: Pre-emptive - Scheduler may pre-empt a processor before it
is blocked or terminated
Algorithms:
First Come First served
Jobs processed in order they are received
Favours CPU bound processes
I/O bound process execute briefly then are blocked for I/O
Queue builds up of I/O Bound processes
Algorithms - Shortest Job First - Answers Can starve long jobs of CPU time
In case of a tie FCFS used
Algorithms - Shortest Time Remaining - Answers Pre-emptive
New job arrives -> expected process time compared with that of currently Running Process.
IF new process time < current ... the current process is pre-empted
Favours short jobs
Algorithms - Round Robin - Answers Pre-emptive
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