Component 1

Question 1

What does DRM stand for?

Answer 1

Digital Rights Management

DRM is used to protect games from being run on unauthorized devices.

Question 2

How do different consoles protect their games?

Answer 2

By using Digital Rights Management (DRM)

DRM prevents games from being run on anything other than their designated machines.

Question 3

What is a key difference between different console processors?

Answer 3

Each processor has its own instruction sets and word sizes

This affects how games are developed and run on different consoles.

Question 4

True or False: All consoles use the same operating system.

Answer 4

False

Different consoles have different operating systems, affecting game compatibility.

Question 5

What may games depend on that varies between consoles?

Answer 5

Libraries in the operating system

Games may rely on specific libraries that do not exist in another console’s OS.

Question 6

What is a potential media compatibility issue between consoles?

Answer 6

Different media formats

For example, a game might be on Blu-ray while a console may only have a DVD player.

Question 7

Fill in the blank: Different consoles may make different _______.

Answer 7

system calls

This can lead to compatibility issues for games across different consoles.

Question 8

Array processor architecture

Answer 8

-SIMD
- allows multiple instructions to operate simultaneously on multiple data locations/many ALU’s

Question 9

Jump instruction FDE cycle

Answer 9

Jump instruction CIR sends address to PC
PC is incremented

Question 10

Embedded OS

Answer 10

Software used to manage device which is built into device itself and is stored in its ROM
Specific to the hardware/purpose