A-Level Computer Science — Computer Organisation — Processor Architecture
15 flashcards covering Computer Organisation — Processor Architecture. Designed for A-Level Computer Science revision using spaced repetition.
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All 15 questions in this deck
- What is processor architecture?
- Define instruction set architecture
- What is pipelining?
- Explain the fetch decode execute cycle
- What is a register?
- Define the role of the ALU
- What is the purpose of the control unit?
- Explain the concept of cache memory
- What is the difference between RISC and CISC?
- Define superscalar execution
- What is out of order execution?
- Explain the concept of multithreading
- What is the purpose of a bus?
- Define the role of the memory management unit
- What is the difference between synchronous and asynchronous processors?
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