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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.        

Please briefly describe Moore’s Law.

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23. Which of the following is NOT a typical plasma protein?        

Please give the two’s complement encoding for the following numbers using 4 bits. Decimal Two’s Complement Encoding 3   5   7   -1   -3   -5