Custom Writing Service-Computer Science
- What is the RISC and CISC?
- What is an interrupt?
- Explain the difference between RAM and ROM memory.
- What is the PSW?
- What are registers used for?
- Which processor would be faster: Processor A – 16 bit, 2 GHz; OR Processor B – 32 bit 1 GHz? Explain your selection.
- What is a Bidirectional bus?
- What type of security did the early (pre-1960) computer systems use?
- Consider a hypothetical processor that is 16-bit and uses 16-bit buses. What is the maximum memory address space that this processor can access?
- Name 5 components of the von Neumann model and state its purpose.
- What is a bus?
- Explain the roles of the data bus, control bus and address bus.
- Explain the concept of buffering.
- Explain the concept of the control unit. Why does the control unit improve the systems performance?
- Based on what you have learned about I/O, explain the difference between Sequential and Random Accessing methods.
- Explain what a system clock is, and why it is important.
- What is propagation delay? What role does it play in I/O devices?
