Explores the Von-Neumann Architecture
What is the role of the data and control bus in Von-Neumann architecture?
How do multi-core processors improve performance over single-core processors?
What is the Von-Neumann bottleneck, and how does it affect performance?
Describe the memory hierarchy and its components with a diagram.
How does cache memory improve computer performance?
Answers and Descriptions:
Answer: The data bus transfers data, while the control bus carries control signals between components.
Description: These buses enable communication between the CPU, memory, and I/O devices, ensuring coordinated operation in the architecture, vital for system functionality.Answer: Multi-core processors execute multiple tasks simultaneously, reducing processing time.
Description: By dividing workloads across cores, multi-core processors enhance efficiency for multitasking and parallel applications like gaming, improving overall system performance.Answer: The bottleneck occurs when the single memory channel slows data and instruction transfer.
Description: The shared memory for data and instructions limits speed, addressed by techniques like caching and pipelining, which mitigate delays in modern systems.Answer: The memory hierarchy includes registers, cache, RAM, and secondary storage, organized by speed and capacity.
Description: A diagram shows registers (fastest, smallest) at the top, followed by cache, RAM, and secondary storage (slowest, largest), balancing performance and cost for efficient data access.Answer: Cache memory stores frequently accessed data for quick CPU access, reducing memory latency.
Description: Located close to the CPU, cache reduces the time to fetch data from slower main memory, enhancing processing speed for frequently used instructions and data.
