Pierce CollegeCSIT 546Midterm Examination12 April 2011Name:_________________________________________________ Charles Robert Putnam Page 0 1/14/20191. a. Describe the major registers and other components in the CPU of a von Neumann machine. (10 points)b. Describe, in detail, the machine cycle of a von Neumann machine including the retrieval of the data items. As part of this description, draw the Instruction Cycle State Diagram including Interrupt Processing.c. What is a Process Control Block (PCB) and how is it used?Charles Robert Putnam Page 1 1/14/2019(15 points)(5 points)2. For each of the following Cache Memory Systems, describe the advantages & disadvantages of the particular systema. Direct Mapped Cache Systemi. Advantagesii. Disadvantagesb. Associative Mapped Cache Systemi. Advantagesii. Disadvantagesc. Set-Associative Mapped Cache Systemi. Advantagesii. DisadvantagesCharles Robert Putnam Page 2 1/14/2019(10 points)(10 points)(10 points)3. Limiting the discussion to DRAM and SRAM cells, which one satisfies which criteria: a. Inexpensive i. Why?b. Compactc. Fasterd. Digital Devicee. Analog Devicef. Used to construct Main Memory chipsg. Used to construct Cache Memory chipsCharles Robert Putnam Page 3 1/14/2019(20 points)Dynamic RAM and Static RAM4. Discuss the major differences between SDRAM and DRAM memory.Charles Robert Putnam Page 4 1/14/2019(20 points)Dynamic RAM and Synchronous
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