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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)?

New models for performance improvement Signup and view all the answers

What has been the trend in computer architecture since 2003?

Development of new models for performance improvement Signup and view all the answers

What is the main enabling factor for lightweight computers?

Productivity-based managed/interpreted programming languages Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary emphasis in designing servers?

Availability, scalability, throughput Signup and view all the answers

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

Instruction-Level Parallelism 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?

SIMD Signup and view all the answers

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

Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) design Signup and view all the answers

What type of register is x0 in RISC-V?

Zero constant register Signup and view all the answers

What is the addressing mode used in RISC-V?

Register, immediate, displacement Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

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

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

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

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

What has been the trend in computer architecture since 2003?

What is the main enabling factor for lightweight computers?

What is the primary emphasis in designing servers?

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

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

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

What type of register is x0 in RISC-V?

What is the addressing mode used in RISC-V?

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