Midterm CAO

It describes the processor in terms of what the assembly language programmer sees, i.e. the instructions and registers

• Computer Architecture
• Computer Organization
• Instruction Set Architecture
• Machine Code

It serves as the boundary between software and hardware.

• Computer Architecture
• Computer Organization
• Instruction Set Architecture
• Machine Code

An element of a machine instruction that specifies the operation to be performed

• Operation code
• Source Operand
• Operand Store
• Interrupt Check

The operation may produce a result

• Operation Code
• Source Operand
• Operand Store
• Interrupt Check
• No answer provided

An ___ is a program that controls the execution of application programs and acts as an interface between applications and the computer hardware

• Computer Hardware
• Computer Software
• Operating System
• Interrupt

Factors affecting instructions sets (Note: Choose 3 answers)

• Operand Storage
• Operation Location
• Number of explicit named operands
• Width Data bus

The to access main memory translates virtual addresses generated by the processor into physical addresses

• MMU
• ARM
• Cache
• TLB

Classification of external devices (Note: Choose 3 answers)

• Human readable
• Machine readable
• Explicit Interface
• Communication

CISC stands for what type of computer architecture?

• Reduced Instruction Set Computer
• Complimentary Integrated Set Computer
• Complimentary Integrated System Computer
• Complex Instruction Set Computer

An instruction that is represented by a binary value with a specific format

• Operation Code
• Instruction code
• Operand Code
• Machine Code