CS257 ACA

Question 1

What are the 4 main components of a computer system?

Answer 1

CPU
Input/Output
System Interconnection/System Bus
Main Memory

Question 2

What is the key conflict regarding memory?

Answer 2

There is a tradeoff between cost and capacity.There is a need for low cost and high capacity.

Question 3

How do you evaluate the cost of memory?

Answer 3

You calculate the cost per bit.Cheap per bit usually means slow access and vice versa.

Question 4

What is the relationship between capacity and access time?

Answer 4

There is an inverse relationship meaning a high-capacity system has slow access times.