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The __________ architecture is the architecture of IBM's mainframe product line.
The value to be loaded into the program counter can come from a binary counter, the
instruction register, or the output of the ALU.
_________ paging means that each page of a process is brought in only when it is
needed.
The QPI link layer performs two key functions: flow control and _________ control.
In everyday life we use a system based on decimal digits to represent numbers, and
refer to the system as the __________.
Microprogramming became a popular technique for implementing the control unit of
CISC processors.
The ________ is a buffer used to decouple the decode and execute stages of the
pipeline to allow out-of-order issue.
Two classes of events cause the x86 to suspend execution of the current instruction
stream and respond to the event: interrupts and ________.
The _________ predicts the instruction stream, fetches instructions from the L1
instruction cache, and places the fetched instructions into a buffer for consumption by
the decode pipeline.
Control unit implementation techniques fall into two categories: microprogrammed
implementation and ___________ implementation.
Snoopy protocols are not suitable for a bus-based multiprocessor.
_________ is the operation of each individual component as part of the structure.
A ________________ instruction depends on the following types of information: ALU
flags, part of the opcode or address mode fields of the machine instruction; parts of a
selected register -- such as the sign bit, and status bits within the control unit.
The most important floating-point representation is defined in IEEE Standard
_________, adopted in 1985 and revised in 2008.
The function of switching applications and data resources over from a failed system to
an alternative system in the cluster is referred to as failback.
Hexadecimal notation is more compact than binary notation.
The operation of the processor is determined by the instructions it executes, referred to
as _________ or computer instructions.
