Flashcards on Read-Only Memory (ROM)

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Image of RAM modules

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Visual representation of RAM hardware.

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Function of the CPU

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Performs most of the processing in a computer.

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Von Neumann bottleneck definition

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The inefficiency caused by the speed difference between memory and the processor.

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Bottleneck

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A point of congestion in a system that limits overall performance.

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Limitation of Von Neumann architecture

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The speed of data transfer between CPU and RAM can slow down overall system performance.

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Processor's action if data is not in cache

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Data is copied over from RAM if not found in the cache.

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Next data lookup location if not in cache

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RAM

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Purpose of copying data from RAM to cache

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To have it available if needed again

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What happens if data is not in cache

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Processor looks in RAM

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Reason for cache replacement

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To store more recently used data