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DEp5

Edward Collinson English 8 cards

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1Draw an XOR Gate
22 uses for VMs1. Emulate multiple different devices on a single physical device
2. Test multiple operating systems.
3What does the LMC code DAT 5 do?It declares a variable in memory and assigns it the value 10
4Advantages of Distributed Computing1. Multiple devices can work on the same project.
2. It's easy to manage a large number of systems
3. Under certain workloads it is very time efficient
5How does a CPU interrupt work?1. The CPU receives the interrupt
2. It checks if it's a higher priority
3. It then gets to the end of it's FDE cycle and then starts processing the higher priority task
6What are pages?Pages are divisions of RAM which can be assigned to programs which require available space to operate
7Advantages of a Real Time OSHigher priority tasks are instantly taken care of, they can't get stuck behind a lower priority task such as a subsystem routine
8Disadvantage to a CISC SystemPrograms tend to be slower with more complicated instructions. They also can't take advantage of pipelining