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Which one of the following best describes the Von Neumann bottleneck?

  • The address of the instruction in the program being executed
  • The high-speed cache used to store data temporarily
  • The issue where the processor is idle while waiting for instructions to be accessed from memory (correct)
  • The form of cache known as registers

    • What is the purpose of registers in a computer system?

  • To fetch the next instruction from memory
  • To increment the program counter
  • To write the result to memory
  • To store data/instructions temporarily (correct)

    • What is the standard operation in the fetch-execute cycle?

  • Increment the program counter
  • Fetch the next instruction from memory (correct)
  • Decode the instruction
  • Read operands

    • Which one of the following best describes the program counter?

    <p>The register containing the address of the instruction in the program being executed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be used to mitigate the Von Neumann bottleneck?

    <p>High-speed cache</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which one of the following best describes the role of the program counter in a computer system?

    <p>It is a register that stores the address of the next instruction to be executed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which one of the following best describes the Von Neumann bottleneck?

    <p>It is a term used to describe the idle time of the processor while waiting for instructions/data to be accessed from memory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be used to mitigate the Von Neumann bottleneck?

    <p>High speed cache</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of registers in a computer system?

    <p>To store data/instructions temporarily</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the standard operation in the fetch-execute cycle?

    <p>Fetch the next instruction from memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

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