@@ -10,3 +10,30 @@ computational power. 13. What is a multicore processor? what are it's advantages compared to multi-cpu architecture? why have multicore processors only recently become available? + +Pick 1 of Ch6 research problems (pg 258) and pick 1 of Ch7 research problems +(pg 300) + +ch6 +1. Investigate the implementation of modern PC buses such as the Peripheral +Component Interconnect (PCI) bus. How wide are the data and address buses? what +is the clock rate? what is the maximum data transfer rate? what is the set of +commands and command responses? how is peer-to-peer capability implemented? +what is the bus arbitration strategy? + +2. Fibre Channel is a relatively recent bus standard for high-speed connection +to storage devices. it is current used to implement high speed storage arrays +where storage devices are separated by large distances. +it can also enable multiple computer system to share access to a single storage +device or array. investigate teh implementation details of the fibre channel +standard. what are its strengths and weaknesses as compared to the ultra640 and +serial-attached scsi? which would be used in a typical lan environment? which +would be used in a distributed transaction-processing environment? + +3. Most IBM-compatible PCs use secondary storage devices based on one of the +IDE/ATA standards. investigate those standards and compare them to lower cost +scsi standards such as scsi-3. which standard is the best choice for an average +home or office workstation? which standard is the best choice for high-end +workstations such as those used by engineers and music producers? which +standard is the best choice for a pc-based server used to share files and +databases on an office network. sys_arch/assign4/README 8a9da5be1a056bfba5d0b0b1753406eda20f920a Caleb Cushing xenoterracide@gmail.com http://github.com/xenoterracide/school/commit/69c05d79fded23ecbb41376c6e247aba0573185d 69c05d79fded23ecbb41376c6e247aba0573185d

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add ch6 homework descriptions 7b5aea3f8e7cc960575d7b734969e8114afb76bc Caleb Cushing xenoterracide@gmail.com