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Definition.

1. denoting a computer architecture where several instructions are loaded at once and, as far as possible, are executed simultaneously, shortening the time taken to run the whole program.

2. the taking away or getting rid of something.

3. of superior quality or value.

4. to find out or ascertain something, usually after investigation.

5. to move or transmit something such as a sound or light wave forward through a medium such as air.

6. a delay caused when one part of a process or activity is slower than the others and so hinders overall progress.

7. the belief that something is true without having any proof.

8. fixed into the surface of something

 

Decide whether the following statements true or false.

 

1. Most CPUs are asynchronous in nature.

2. CPU mustn’t wait on its slowest elements, even though some portions of it are much faster.

3. Higher clock rates in increasingly complex CPUs make it easier to keep the clock signal in phase throughout the entire unit.

4. Clock gating involves turning off the clock signal to unneeded components.

5. The constantly changing clock prevents many components from switching regardless of whether they are being used at the time.

6. It is clear that totally asynchronous design CPUs can perform at a comparable or better level than their synchronous counterparts.

 

Unit 8 The integrated circuit

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Circuit device bonded layer ensure.