Question

1. Year by year the cost of computer systems continues to rise. True/False

2. Processors are so inexpensive that we now have microprocessors we throw away. True/ False
3. Workstation systems cannot support highly sophisticated engineering and scientific applications. True/ False
4. The IAS is the prototype of all subsequent general-purpose computers. True/ False
5. Cloud service providers use massive high-performance banks of servers to satisfy high-volume, high-transaction-rate applications for a broad spectrum of clients. True/ False
6. The raw speed of the microprocessor will not achieve its potential unless it is fed a constant stream of work to do in the form of computer instructions. True/ False
7. Superscalar execution is the same principle as seen in an assembly line. (skip for now). True/ False
8. Branch prediction potentially increases the amount of work available for the processor to execute. (skip for now). True/ False
9. Raw speed is far more important than how a processor perform. True/ False

Answer 1

Refer below.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Year by year the cost of computer systems continues to rise. False

2. Processors are so inexpensive that we now have microprocessors we throw away. True

3. Workstation systems cannot support highly sophisticated engineering and scientific applications. False

4. The IAS is the prototype of all subsequent general-purpose computers. True

5. Cloud service providers use massive high-performance banks of servers to satisfy high-volume, high-transaction-rate applications for a broad spectrum of clients. True

6. The raw speed of the microprocessor will not achieve its potential unless it is fed a constant stream of work to do in the form of computer instructions. True

7. Superscalar execution is the same principle as seen in an assembly line. (skip for now). False

8. Branch prediction potentially increases the amount of work available for the processor to execute. (skip for now). True

9. Raw speed is far more important than how a processor perform.False

Answer 2

1. False

2. True

3. False

4. True

5. True

6. True

7. False

8. True

9. False