Pregunta 1
Pregunta
A ______ may sometimes be ignored by the CPU.
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page fault
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non-maskable interrupt
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trap
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maskable interrupt
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none of the above
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All of the above
Pregunta 2
Pregunta
In a 16-node system, which of these networks would have the largest communication diameter?
Pregunta 3
Pregunta
Which of the following is a rearrangeable interconnection network?
Pregunta 4
Pregunta
Which of the following architectures uses memory-mapped I/O?
Respuesta
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Intel x86
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Motorola 6811C12
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Motorola 680x0
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Sun SPARC
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None of the above
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All except Intel x86
Pregunta 5
Pregunta
In a 64-node system, which of the following would have the smallest node connection degree?
Pregunta 6
Pregunta
In "Big 0" notation, the cost of an n-to-n Omega network can be expressed as:
Respuesta
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O(n)
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O(n log n)
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O( n²)
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O(log n)
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none of the above
Pregunta 7
Pregunta
Which type of architecture is modeled on the structure of a biological brain?
Pregunta 8
Pregunta
Which of the following architectures provides support for separate I/O?
Respuesta
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Motorola 680x0
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Motorola 68HC12
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Sun SPARC
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Intel x86
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none of these
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all of these
Pregunta 9
Pregunta
Which of the following is not a method for ensuring cache coherence in a multiprocessor system where each processor has its own cache?
Respuesta
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write-update snoopy cache
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write-through cache
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write-invalidate snoopy cache
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full-map directory protocol
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any of the above methods is sufficient to ensure coherence
Pregunta 10
Pregunta
A special read-modify-write bus cycle is needed to support _______.
Pregunta 11
Pregunta
Which type of architecture is commonly used in "expert systems" that try to mimic the decisions made by knowledgeable human analysts?
Pregunta 12
Pregunta
In a 16-node system, which of these networks would have the smallest communication diameter?
Pregunta 13
Pregunta
Moore's Law states that computers have become much more powerful over the past several decades because of which of the following reasons?
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Much larger disk drives have become available
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Networking technology improvements have resulted in greater bandwidth
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Modern compilers are much better at uncovering parallelism in programs
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Individual transistors have gotten smaller and smaller over time
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None of the above
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Both Much larger disk drives and Networking technology
Pregunta 14
Pregunta
In what type of computer system would a watchdog timer be most useful?
Pregunta 15
Pregunta
The Illiac IV computer system was best classified as which of Michael Flynn's architectural types?
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SISD
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MISD
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SIMD
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MIMD
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none of these
Pregunta 16
Pregunta
In "Big O" notation the cost function of a Benes network can be expressed as:
Respuesta
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O(log n)
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O(n)
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O(n log n)
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O(n²)
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O(n³)
Pregunta 17
Pregunta
Which of the following is a blocking interconnection network?
Respuesta
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Illiac network
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Omega Network
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crossbar switch
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Benes network
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none of these
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all of these
Pregunta 18
Pregunta
In a 64-node system, which of the following would have the largest node connection degree?
Pregunta 19
Pregunta
Which of the following is a non-blocking interconnection network?
Respuesta
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Illiac network
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Omega network
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crossbar switch
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Benes network
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none of these
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all of these
Pregunta 20
Pregunta
In a 16-node system, which of these networks would have the largest communication diameter?
Pregunta 21
Pregunta
Which of the following is a method for ensuring cache coherence in a multiprocessor system where each processor has its own cache?
Pregunta 22
Pregunta
In "Big-O" notation, the cost function of an n-by-n crossbar switch can be expressed as:
Respuesta
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O(n)
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O(n²)
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O(n log n)
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O(log n)
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none of these
Pregunta 23
Pregunta
In a 16-node system, which of these networks would have the smallest communication diameter?