Computer Technology and Performance

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What is the main factor that has led to the development of RISC architectures?

  • Development of UNIX
  • High-level language compilers (correct)
  • Improvements in semiconductor technology
  • Advancements in computer architectures

What is the main limitation of Instruction-Level parallelism (ILP)?

  • It is limited by the feature size of semiconductors
  • It is no longer able to leverage single processor performance improvements (correct)
  • It is limited by the clock speed of processors
  • It requires explicit restructuring of the application

What is an example of a Personal Mobile Device (PMD)?

  • Laptop
  • Smartphone (correct)
  • Desktop
  • Tablet

What is the main benefit of using Data-level parallelism (DLP)?

<p>New models for performance improvement (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has been the trend in computer architecture since 2003?

<p>Development of new models for performance improvement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main enabling factor for lightweight computers?

<p>Productivity-based managed/interpreted programming languages (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary emphasis in designing servers?

<p>Availability, scalability, throughput (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of parallelism is associated with vector architectures and Graphic Processor Units (GPUs)?

<p>Instruction-Level Parallelism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Flynn's Taxonomy, what type of architecture is characterized by a single instruction stream and multiple data streams?

<p>SIMD (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the 'old' view of computer architecture?

<p>Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) design (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of register is x0 in RISC-V?

<p>Zero constant register (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the addressing mode used in RISC-V?

<p>Register, immediate, displacement (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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