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EXAMINATION 1 Question 1 (27 marks) 200-500 words per explanation and avoid plagiarism. i. In your own words, write a brief note on the following computer systems a. The first generation. b. The s... econd generation c. The third generation d. The fourth generation e. The fifth generation f. Modern computing: the sixth generation ii. In your own words, write a brief note on the following computer systems a. Single processor systems b. Parallel processing system c. Special architectures Question 2 (15 marks) 200-500 words per discussion and avoid plagiarism. Discuss the following qualities of computer systems. a. Generality and applicability b. Ease of use c. Expandability d. Compatibility e. Reliability Question 3 (9 marks) 200-500 words per discussion and avoid plagiarism. Discuss the following that affects the Success and failure of computer architectures and implementations. a. Quality and the perception of quality b. Cost issues c. Architectural openness, market timing, and other issues Question 4 (30 marks) 200-500 words per discussion and avoid plagiarism. i. Discuss the following Measures of performance. a. CPU performance b. Memory system performance c. I/O system performance d. Power performance e. System benchmarks ii. Discuss the following Measures of performance. a. The memory hierarchy b. Main memory interleaving c. Logical organization of computer memory d. Cache memory e. Memory management and virtual memory [Show More]

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