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What are the unusual features found in the mips and sparc processors?
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Does my computer use SPARC or x86?
Knowing that: 1. No version of Windows in recent history has been written for SPARC processors. 2. SPARC processors are expensive. You'll never see them on a Wal-Mart shelf. 3. The x86 architecture is the most popular architecture for computers. 4. Windows is the most popular operating system You most definitely have a computer with an x86 processor.
When was SPARC created?
SPARC was created in 1985.
How many processors supports desktop os?
Almost all CPUs that have been used in personal computers since 1981 have been capable of supporting a desktop environment of some sort. This includes the Intel 8088 and descendants, the Motorola 68000, SPARC processors, PowerPC processors, ARM processors, Itanium processors, and Alpha processors. There are hundreds of models within each family, making a list of all of the ones that could support a desktop environment implausible.
What are facts about paramecium?
it has tiny hairs covering it, hairs help it move back and forth, the hair it has is called cilia
What are the three brands of microprocessor?
There are WAY more than 3 brands of processors... Here is an incomplete list: Intel AMD POWER PowerPC Sun SPARC HP (PA-RISC) ARM VIA Motorola and more!
Can Linux be used on other systems that run Intel compatible processors?
Yes. Linux has been ported to over a dozen CPU architectures, such as PowerPC, SPARC, Alpha, MIPS, SH-3, SH-4, ARM, and the Motorola 68k. P.S. - AMD processors are considered Intel-compatible.
Where can information on Solaris 10 be found?
The most reliable information on Salaris 10 can be found on the oracle website. The Solaris 10 provides enterprise security and performance for SPARC and x86 systems.
What does SPARC stand for?
Scalable Processor ARChitecture
What two major types called IBM-style PC's does microcomputers fall into?
This is a bit of a confusing question. IBM-Compatible computers are a type of microcomputer themselves. Any x86 based processor, such as AMD, Intel, VIA, and Cyrix, are IBM-Compatible. Other systems also exist, such as older Macs which used IBM PowerPC processors and Motorola processors. There also exists Sun Systems SPARC processors, and a whole host of others. IBM-Compatibles are the current dominant consumer system.
What price is a normal Sun Sparc Server?
Sun SPARC systems now have been marketed by Oracle Systems since 2010 when Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems. Sun SPARC servers are expensive pieces of computing hardware with prices ranging from $20,000 to over $100,000 per server.
What is the difference between Intel and SPARC?
They are both CPU types. Intel mainly make what are known as x86 processors which have a particular instruction set and conform to whats known as a CISC ( Complex Instruction Set ) type - These are also made by AMD. This means most instructions are implemented in silicon. The SPARC architecture is a RISC ( Reduced Instruction Set ) type where they implement a lower number of instructions in silicon which makes each instrucion faster and then other instruction are made from combinations of the hardware based ones.Another major difference is the byte ordering in that the bits are Big Endian in SPARC and little endian in Intel / x86 i.e. BE reads bytes left to right, LE is right to left
What is the name of one of the processors made by the server brand Sun Fire?
Sun Microsystems produced the UltraSPARCIII processor in 2001. Updated versions of the SPARC systems were sold up until 2010. Sun Microsystems became part of Oracle Corporation in 2010 and from 2012 the Sun Fire brand ceased to be used.
