To define the structure and behavior of a computer system.

To design the hardware components of a computer system.

To develop the software applications for a computer system.

To manage the resources of a computer system.

Von Neumann architecture

Harvard architecture

Modified Harvard architecture

RISC architecture

Von Neumann architectures have a single memory space for both instructions and data, while Harvard architectures have separate memory spaces for instructions and data.

Von Neumann architectures use a single bus for both instructions and data, while Harvard architectures use separate buses for instructions and data.

Von Neumann architectures have a single processor, while Harvard architectures have multiple processors.

Von Neumann architectures are more efficient than Harvard architectures.

To define the set of instructions that the processor can execute.

To define the format of the instructions.

To define the addressing modes that can be used with the instructions.

All of the above.

Processor

Memory

Input/output devices

Software

To fetch instructions from memory.

To decode instructions.

To execute instructions.

All of the above.

To perform arithmetic operations.

To perform logical operations.

Both of the above.

None of the above.

To improve the performance of the computer system.

To reduce the cost of the computer system.

To make the computer system more reliable.

All of the above.

Cache memory

Main memory

Secondary memory

Registers

A cache hit occurs when the data that is being requested is found in the cache, while a cache miss occurs when the data that is being requested is not found in the cache.

A cache hit occurs when the data that is being requested is found in the cache, while a cache miss occurs when the data that is being requested is found in main memory.

A cache hit occurs when the data that is being requested is found in the cache, while a cache miss occurs when the data that is being requested is found in secondary memory.

None of the above.

To predict the outcome of a branch instruction.

To improve the performance of the computer system.

Both of the above.

None of the above.

A superscalar processor can execute multiple instructions in a single clock cycle, while a VLIW processor can execute multiple instructions in a single instruction.

A superscalar processor can execute multiple instructions in a single clock cycle, while a VLIW processor can execute multiple instructions in a single instruction word.

A superscalar processor can execute multiple instructions in a single clock cycle, while a VLIW processor can execute multiple instructions in a single instruction cycle.

None of the above.

To improve the performance of the computer system.

To reduce the cost of the computer system.

To make the computer system more reliable.

All of the above.

In an SMP system, all processors are equal, while in an AMP system, there is a single master processor and multiple slave processors.

In an SMP system, all processors share the same memory, while in an AMP system, each processor has its own private memory.

Both of the above.

None of the above.

To improve the performance of the computer system.

To reduce the cost of the computer system.

To make the computer system more reliable.

All of the above.