C952 Computer Architecture - Set 4 - Part 3

Correct Answer: Virtual memory

Virtual memory simulates additional memory by storing portions of data on disk, providing a flexible memory management solution.

Correct Answer: Static

Static methods belong to the class itself, not instances, allowing direct access without creating objects.

Correct Answer: RAID 10

RAID 10 combines mirroring for redundancy with striping for speed, offering high performance and fault tolerance.

Correct Answer: Pipeline stall

A bubble is a delay in pipeline processing, typically inserted to resolve hazards, ensuring smooth instruction execution.

Correct Answer: Inverts one operand and adds

The ALU uses twos complement to handle subtraction by inverting the second operand and adding it to the first.

Correct Answer: Simplifies programming by representing complex instructions

Pseudoinstructions are high-level representations of complex instructions, making assembly language easier to use.

Correct Answer: Mantissa

The mantissa, or fraction, holds the significant part of the floating-point number, typically a value between 0 and 1.

Correct Answer: Branch to an address and save the return address

Branch and link instructions jump to a new address and store the return address, supporting function calls in programs.

Correct Answer: Contains one or more threads, an address space, and system state

A process encapsulates program execution, containing threads, memory space, and other system resources.

Correct Answer: Translation Lookaside Buffer (TLB)

The TLB caches page table entries, expediting virtual-to-physical address translation and improving memory access speed.