B2 - Microcomputer Architecture

Question 1

MicroComputer Architecture

Answer 1

Design of very tiny circuits inside the CPU, Motherboard and other components

Question 2

Instruction Cycles

Answer 2

When the CPU executes an instruction or command.

Once the execution is complete, the cycle starts again with a new instruction.

Question 3

Execution Speeds

Answer 3

A speed that a cycle can be completed at

Question 4

OverClocking

Answer 4

Pushing a CPU to its limits

Question 5

Instruction Sets

Answer 5

Piece of low-level programming code that’s understood by CPU

Question 6

Mnemonics

Answer 6

Acronyms are used in low-level programming for producing machine code.
Represents single instruction.

Question 7

Assembler

Answer 7

Programming environment used to create low-level code.

Question 8

Pipelining

Answer 8

The technique is used inside the CPU to help move the code faster.
Sends instructions across several pipelines at a time.
Instruction being fetched, decode and execute.

Question 9

Cache

Answer 9

Very fast memory.
Stores the processes waiting to be executed.
Part of CPU.

Question 10

Registers

Answer 10

Collection of circuits used to hold byte of code.
When the CPU runs, Registers hold the instructions and data.
Can hold the code before and after its been executed.

Question 11

Multi-Processing

Answer 11

Hardware that is able to run more than one process at a time

Question 12

Multi-Threading

Answer 12

Multi-Tasking

Question 13

Microcomputer CPU Architecture

Answer 13

Computer System controlled by a microprocessor

Question 14

Server CPU Architecture

Answer 14

Adaptation of microcomputer that controls the network.

Needs to be functional 24/7.