计算机组成与设计第四版第一章答案.pdf

1 Solutions Solution 1.1 1.1.1 Computer used to run large problems and usually accessed via a network: (3) servers 1.1.2 1015 or 250 bytes: (7) petabyte 1.1.3 A class of computers composed of hundred to thousand processors and tera- bytes of memory and having the highest performance and cost: (5) supercomputers 1.1.4 Today’s science fi ction application that probably will be available in near future: (1) virtual worlds 1.1.5 A kind of memory called random access memory: (12) RAM 1.1.6 Part of a computer called central processor unit: (13) CPU 1.1.7 Thousands of processors forming a large cluster: (8) data centers 1.1.8 Microprocessors containing several processors in the same chip: (10) multi- core processors 1.1.9 Desktop computer without a screen or keyboard usually accessed via a net- work: (4) low-end servers 1.1.10 A computer used to running one predetermined application or collection of software: (9) embedded computers 1.1.11 Special language used to describe hardware components: (11) VHDL 1.1.12 Personal computer delivering good performance to single users at low cost: (2) desktop computers 1.1.13 Program that translates statements in high-level language to assembly language: (15) compiler S2 Chapter 1 Solutions 1.1.14 Program that translates symbolic instructions to binary instructions: (21) assembler 1.1.15 High-level language for business data processing: (25) Cobol 1.1.16 Binary language that the processor can understand: (19) machine language 1.1.17 Commands that the processors understand: (17) instruction 1.1.18 High-level language for scientifi c computation: (26) Fortran 1.1.19 Symbolic repr