Exam 2: Introduction to Systems Architecture

"____" is the concept that the per-unit cost of producing goods or providing services decreases as the organization size increases.

The complexity of modern networks arises from the huge quantity of ____.

The ____ chip provided integrated memory caches, enhanced computational capabilities, and increased raw CPU speed.Windows 95 was developed to take better advantage of this chip's capabilities.

The need or idea that motivates a request for computer processing is stated at a specific level.

Why is the computational capacity/speed of quantum computers much higher than conventional computers for certain types of tasks? Should all computers be quantum computers?

A(n) ____ is a program in which different sets of instructions are applied to different data input values.

Light can be used as a basis for computation.

Is the term server a computer hardware classification, a mode of computer use, or both?

In current computer hardware, main memory is implemented with silicon-based semiconductor devices commonly called ____.

A ____ is a set of computing resources with front-end interfaces and back-end resources.

A(n) ____________________ is a group of dissimilar computers, connected by a high-speed network, that cooperate to provide services or run a shared application.

A ____ is designed for one purpose-computational speed with large problems.

A(n) ____________________ is application software that is accessed via a URL and uses a Web browser as the primary user interface

A(n) ____________________ is a collection of utility programs that supports users and application programs, allocates resources, and controls access to hardware.

____________________ data communication is common in computer networks that cover large distances.

A machine capable of adding whole numbers can multiply whole numbers by executing the addition function multiple times.

A URL identifies one specific WWW resource.

Quantum physics describes subatomic behavior with ____.

The primary role of software is to translate users' needs and requests into CPU instructions that, when executed, produce a result that satisfies the need or request.

In the "layered approach," knowledge of the machine's physical details is embedded into system software and hidden from users and application programmers.This is commonly referred to as ____.