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CH01 Homework 4E

Chapter 1 provides an introduction to essential terms and concepts related to computer architecture. It covers topics such as the definition of ISA, the significance of hardware and software equivalence, basic computer components, and various types of computer memory. Additionally, it discusses the differences between SSI, MSI, LSI, and VLSI, as well as the layers of the Computer Level Hierarchy and the characteristics of the von Neumann architecture.

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CH01 Homework 4E

Chapter 1 provides an introduction to essential terms and concepts related to computer architecture. It covers topics such as the definition of ISA, the significance of hardware and software equivalence, basic computer components, and various types of computer memory. Additionally, it discusses the differences between SSI, MSI, LSI, and VLSI, as well as the layers of the Computer Level Hierarchy and the characteristics of the von Neumann architecture.

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Chapter 1

Introduction
Chapter 1
REVIEW OF ESSENTIAL TERMS AND CONCEPTS
2. What is an ISA??
3. What is the importance of the Principle of
Equivalence of Hardware and Software?
4. Name the three basic components of every
computer?
7. What unit is typically used to measure the
speed of a computer clock?
9. Name two types of computer memory?
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Chapter 1
REVIEW OF ESSENTIAL TERMS AND CONCEPTS
*19. Explain the differences between SSI, MSI, LSI, and
VLSI.
*24. Name and explain the seven commonly accepted
layers of the Computer Level Hierarchy. How does this
arrangement help us to understand computer
systems?
[19,24:You are free to choose whether to answer this question in writing]

26. What was it about the von Neumann architecture


that distinguished it from its predecessors?
27. Name the characteristics present in a von Neumann
architecture. 3

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