@@ -17,3 +17,27 @@ size of a bitmap image? 7. why haven't CRT's been completely replaced by more modern display technologies + +Homework 5 Pick 2 of Ch8 research problems (pg 353) + +1. Parity checking is often used in computer memory to detect errors. +Investigate the current available memory types, including parity and error +correcting circuits (ECC) memory. How is parity checking implemented within the +memory module? How are errors detected, and what happens when an error is +detected? what types of computer systems should use parity or ECC memeory and +why? + +2. Research infiniband archticecture to investigate some issues not addresed in +the chapter. what is signal encoding, cables, and connectors are used? is the +channel serial or parallel? is transmission synchronous or asynchronous? how +are erros detected and corrected? + +3. Investigate the IEEE Firewre datacommunication standard. how is data +encoded, and what is the raw transmission speed? describe how the standard +enables quality-of-service guarantees when transmitting multimedia or other +time-sensitive data. + +4. Investigate teh IEEE 806.16 (WiMax) wireless networking standard. how do +transmission speeds and the distance compare to IEEE 802.11 standards? what +method(s) is/are used to detect and correct transmission errors? will 802.16 +networks eventually replace 802.11 networks? sys_arch/assign5/README f7c3333782c2ae9e7e46736dfd23d27e706231be Caleb Cushing xenoterracide@gmail.com http://github.com/xenoterracide/school/commit/24e14ab8cc65da6b3302d1e4479d90bd3e205dcc 24e14ab8cc65da6b3302d1e4479d90bd3e205dcc

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