TB1 Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
Define hamming weight
A
number of bits = 1
2
Q
define hamming distnace
A
number of bits that differ between two binary numbers
3
Q
What does skewed mean when refering to clock signals
A
it arrives at two components different times
(typically bad)
4
Q
define duty cycle when referring to clock signals
A
the percent of the time they are 1
5
Q
define an accumulator machine
A
aka single operand machine
most instructions operate on a single operand
6
Q
In terms fo ISA’s what does predicate logic mean
A
given a predicate p
and instruction I
if p then I else nop
7
Q
define code density
A
number of instructions per unit memory
