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A. Escuchar un párrafo: ¡Me encanta viajar! Listen to Roberto’s post, as he describes his future trip to Bogotá, Colombia. Before you listen, take a look to all the statements. You will listen to his post twice, and decide if the statements are true (cierto), false (falso), or no se menciona (not mentioned). (1 point each; 8 points total)

Disaster beds are not included in the bed count days in the denominator of the occupancy rate.

Roberto va a estudiar inglés en Bogotá, Colombia.  

What does RISC stand for? What does CISC stand for? 

For each of the following characteristics, please indicate whether it belongs to a RISC processor or a CISC processor.  (example) Simple addressing modes: RISC (example) Complex addressing modes: CISC. Instructions require variable numbers of cycles to execute:  Need complex decoding and instruction scheduling logics:  Easier to program (better programmability):  Lower power consumption: 

In the use of this textbook, A/C is the abbreviation for ____________________.

Newborn beds, called bassinets, are tabulated separately from the bed count.

Caches  Consider a 1MB 4-way cache with 64-Byte cache lines; assume memory addresses are 64 bits. Please answer the following questions with justifications for your answers How many sets are there in the cache? How many bits are needed for offset?  How many bits are needed for set index?  How many bits are there for the tag? Given an memory address 0xFEFE, which set does it map to? What are its tag and offset?

True or False: increasing the size of a cache can reduce compulsory cache misses. 

18. Blood doping refers to the practice of ________ before an athletic event.