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What are high-speed memory locations built directly into the CPU which hold data while it is being processed?
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There are 2 types of high-speed memory built into a CPU:
Registers - these are the fastest (and also the smallest) memory sets, they usually contain a single instruction, set of characters, an integer etc.
Cache - this is the biggest memory bank (usually up 4-8 megabytes on modern consumer CPUs) on a CPU, and will usually hold data values from the RAM that are most frequently accessed or are required for the current or upcoming computation being performed
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What Is an area of highspeed memory tht sits between the processor and primary memory?
Cache
Roles of memory in computer proccessing of data?
Memory hold data that is been processed by the computer Memory also holds data that is waiting to be processed by the computer It also holds data that has been processed by the computer
How many register in 2K memory chip?
Registers represent the number of memory locations. A 2K memory chip has 2x1024=2048 memory locations. Hence there are 2048 registers in a 2K memory.
How many memory locations can be specified by an 14 - bit address?
A 14 bit address can specify 214 or 16,384 different locations.
How many different memory locations can the HCS12 access with out the expanded memory?
2^16 locations or 65,536 bytes
What computer memory is used for storing programs processed by the CPU?
Internal memory (RAM)
What component of the computer holds data that is currently being processed?
The data is held by RAM(random access memory) or primary memory when it's being processed.
Why are RISC architectures referred to as Load-Store architectures?
RISC architectures generally have fewer instructions that operate directly on memory locations than CISC architectures. So, where a CISC machine will have instructions that operate directly on memory, in RISC this would be implemented as: Load from memory into register, do operation on register, store register back into memory. So a lot of the processing revolves around the Load-Store loop.
How many memory locations represents a kilobyte?
If a memory location stores one byte, then a kilobyte is made up of 1,000 locations.
Is memory data that has been processed into a useful form?
Memory is not necessarily data that has been processed into a useful form. It is data that is being recalled for use. It is a record of something that has happened in the past.
What is stored in cache memory?
The data that are frequently used goes in the cache memory...
What happens to information in short-term memory that is not further processed or rehearsed?
The information in short-term memory that is not further processed or rehearsed decays or fades away. Information is stored in short-term memory for approximately 20 to 30 seconds.
