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Burroughs B5000 and B6500 Quiz

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What was the architectural approach used by Burroughs B5000/B5500/B5700 systems and Burroughs B6500 system and its successors to provide virtual memory addresses and memory protection?

MMU-based approach

Segmentation-based approach

Descriptor-based approach (correct)

Paging-based approach

How many tag bits do words in the Burroughs B6500 system and its successors have?

2 tag bits

5 tag bits

3 tag bits (correct)

4 tag bits

What indicates whether a word is an operand or a descriptor/control word in the Burroughs B5000/B5500/B5700 systems?

The presence of a specific opcode

The presence of a specific tag

The lowermost bit of a 48-bit memory word

The uppermost bit of a 48-bit memory word (correct)

How are descriptors and code words differentiated in the Burroughs B6500 system and its successors?

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What properties are included in the master descriptor given to each allocated memory block in these systems?

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Burroughs B5000 and B6500 Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What was the architectural approach used by Burroughs B5000/B5500/B5700 systems and Burroughs B6500 system and its successors to provide virtual memory addresses and memory protection?

How many tag bits do words in the Burroughs B6500 system and its successors have?

What indicates whether a word is an operand or a descriptor/control word in the Burroughs B5000/B5500/B5700 systems?

How are descriptors and code words differentiated in the Burroughs B6500 system and its successors?

What properties are included in the master descriptor given to each allocated memory block in these systems?

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