COP4600 Exam 1 ubiquitous computing - ANS many computers, one use Memory partition in multiprogramming systems - ANS single partition for OS, separate partitions for jobs Registers - ANS fastest memory; as fast as CPU Cache - ANS slower than registers, faster than RAM RAM - ANS faster than disk, slower than cache/registers Disk - ANS slower than other memory solutions; SSD faster than HDD 4 parts of a process - ANS Text, data, heap (grows up), stack (grow...

COP4600 - Quiz Questions Is each of the following true of UEFI, BIOS, both, or neither? (UEFI, BIOS, Both, Neither) I. Usable on x86-64 (x64) standalone personal computer systems II. Usable on x86-32 (i386) and all earlier standalone personal computer systems III. Standard for ARM chipset systems IV. Has standardized NVRAM locations for system variables V. Uses a dedicated bootloader partition - ANS I: Both II: BIOS III: Neither IV: UEFI V: UEFI Batch systems had to i...

COP 4600 - Final Exam What must I/O devices be connected to in order to do anything? - ANS A computer What is a port? - ANS A set of wires that connects an I/O device and the computer. A device that allows other devices to hook up to it in turn is said to support what? - ANS Daisy-chained devices What is a bus? - ANS A common set fo wires used by more than one I/O device If devices connect to ports, what do ports connect to? - ANS Buses What is a controller? -...

COP4600 Final Combined What pieces of hardware are in the CPU? - ANS Registers, ALU, and control unit Hardware which serves as the CPUs memory. There are special and general purposed of these - ANS Registers Hardware which does arithmetic and logical computations - ANS ALU Hardware which tracks state/status. Also controls other components - ANS Control unit Instruction cycle responsible for loading the instruction - ANS Fetch Instruction cycle responsible for ...