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COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
CSE Fall 2013
Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering
Department of Computer Engineering
BK
TP.HCM

Vo Tan Phuong
http://www.cse.hcmut.edu.vn/~vtphuong

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Chapter 1
Introduction
Exercises

Computer Architecture Chapter 1

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Key words
1. abstraction

12. embedded system

2. assembler

13. Instruction

3. bit

14. instruction set architecture

4. cache

15. local area network

5. central processor unit (CPU)

16. memory

6. chip

17. operating system

7. compiler

18. semiconductor

8. computer family

19. server

9. control

20. supercomputer

10. datapath

21. transistor

11. desktop or personal computer

22. wide area network (WAN)

Computer Architecture Chapter 1

Fall 2013, CS

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2013

Key words selection

1. abstraction

12. embedded system

2. assembler

13. instruction

3. bit

14. instruction set architecture

4. cache

15. local area network (LAN)

5. central processor unit (CPU)

16. memory

6. chip

17. operating system

7. compiler

18. semiconductor

8. computer family

19. server

9. control

20. supercomputer

10. datapath

21. transistor

11. desktop or personal computer

22. wide area network (WAN)

1. Q1: Active part of the computer, following the instructions of the programs to
the letter. It adds numbers, tests numbers, controls other components, and
so on.
2. Q2: Approach to the design of hardware or software. The system consists of
hierarchical layers, with each lower layer hiding details from the level above.
3. Q3: Binary digit.
4. Q4: Component of the computer where all running programs and associated
data reside.
Computer Architecture Chapter 1

Fall 2013, CS

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2013

Key words selection

1. abstraction

12. embedded system

2. assembler

13. instruction

3. bit

14. instruction set architecture

4. cache

15. local area network (LAN)

5. central processor unit (CPU)

16. memory

6. chip

17. operating system

7. compiler

18. semiconductor

8. computer family

19. server

9. control

20. supercomputer

10. datapath

21. transistor

11. desktop or personal computer

22. wide area network (WAN)

1. Q5: Collection of implementations of the same instruction set architecture.

They are usually made by the same company and vary in price and
performance.
2. Q6: Component of the processor that performs arithmetic operations.
3. Q7: Component of the processor that tells the datapath, memory, and I/O
devices what to do according to the instructions of the program.
4. Q8: Nickname for die or integrated circuit.
Computer Architecture Chapter 1

Fall 2013, CS

dce
2013

Key words selection

1. abstraction

12. embedded system

2. assembler

13. instruction

3. bit

14. instruction set architecture

4. cache

15. local area network (LAN)

5. central processor unit (CPU)

16. memory

6. chip

17. operating system

7. compiler

18. semiconductor

8. computer family

19. server

9. control

20. supercomputer

10. datapath

21. transistor

11. desktop or personal computer

22. wide area network (WAN)

1. Q9: Computer used for running larger programs for multiple users often
simultaneously and typically accessed only by a network.
2. Q10: Computer inside another device used for running one predetermined
application or collection of software.
3. Q11: Computer designed for use by and individual, usually incorporating a
graphics display, keyboard, and mouse.
4. Q12: High-performance machine, costing more than $1 million.
Computer Architecture Chapter 1

Fall 2013, CS

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2013

Key words selection

1. abstraction

12. embedded system

2. assembler

13. Instruction

3. bit

14. instruction set architecture

4. cache

15. local area network (LAN)

5. central processor unit (CPU)

16. memory

6. chip

17. operating system

7. compiler

18. semiconductor

8. computer family

19. server

9. control

20. supercomputer

10. datapath

21. transistor

11. desktop or personal computer

22. wide area network (WAN)

1. Q13: Computer network that connects a group of computers by a common

transmission cable or wireless link within a small geographic area (e.g.
within the same floor of a building).
2. Q14: Computer networks that connect computers spanning great distances,
the backbone of the Internet.
3. Q15: Substance that does not conduct electricity well but is the foundation
of integrated circuits.
4. Q16: Small, fast memory that acts as a buffer for the main memory.
Computer Architecture Chapter 1

Fall 2013, CS

dce
2013

Key words selection

1. abstraction

12. embedded system

2. assembler

13. instruction

3. bit

14. instruction set architecture

4. cache

15. local area network (LAN)

5. central processor unit (CPU)

16. memory

6. chip

17. operating system

7. compiler

18. semiconductor

8. computer family

19. server

9. control

20. supercomputer

10. datapath

21. transistor

11. desktop or personal computer

22. wide area network (WAN)

1. Q17: Single software command to a processor.

2. Q18: Specific interface that the hardware provides the low-level software.
3. Q19: Program that manages the resources of a computer for the benefit of the
programs that run on that machine.
4. Q20: Program that translates from a higher-level natation to assembly language.
5. Q21: Program that coverts a symbolic version of an instruction into the binary
version.
6. Q22: On/off switch controlled by electricity.
Computer Architecture Chapter 1

Fall 2013, CS