Systems Architecture
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ISBN: 9781305080195
Author: Stephen D. Burd
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 17RQ
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Shared resources:
- The computer data, information or hardware devices that can be accessed from a remote computer through a local area network (LAN) or enterprise intranet are known as shared resources.
- Shared resources are also known as network resources and it allows users to operate as if shared resource were on their own computer.
- The most frequently shared objects are files, data, multimedia, hardware resources and so on.
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Chapter 2 Solutions
Systems Architecture
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Ch. 2 - Prob. 11VECh. 2 - Prob. 12VECh. 2 - Prob. 13VECh. 2 - A CPU is a(n) __________ processor capable of...Ch. 2 - Prob. 15VECh. 2 - The CPU __________ program instructions one at a...Ch. 2 - Most programs are written in a(n) __________, such...Ch. 2 - Prob. 18VECh. 2 - Prob. 19VECh. 2 - Prob. 20VECh. 2 - Prob. 21VECh. 2 - Prob. 22VECh. 2 - Prob. 23VECh. 2 - Prob. 1RQCh. 2 - What shortcomings of mechanical computation did...Ch. 2 - Prob. 3RQCh. 2 - What is a CPU? What are its primary components?
Ch. 2 - What are registers? What are their functions?
Ch. 2 - Prob. 6RQCh. 2 - Prob. 7RQCh. 2 - Prob. 8RQCh. 2 - How does a supercomputer differ from a mainframe...Ch. 2 - Prob. 10RQCh. 2 - Prob. 11RQCh. 2 - Prob. 12RQCh. 2 - How can a computer system be tuned to a particular...Ch. 2 - What characteristics differentiate application...Ch. 2 - In what ways do system software make developing...Ch. 2 - Why has the development of system software...Ch. 2 - Prob. 17RQCh. 2 - Tables 2.2 and 2.3 will probably be out of date by...
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- The phrase "local area network" refers to a computer network that spans a relatively small geographical area, typically within a single building or campus.arrow_forwardThe phrase "cloud computing" refers to a certain kind of computing that makes use of remote servers rather than local ones.arrow_forwardA wide-area network, sometimes known as a WAN, is a kind of network that links a significant number of computers spread out across a big geographic region.arrow_forward
- There is a distinction between grid computing and cloud computing.arrow_forwardA network architecture known as a wide-area network (WAN) connects a significant number of computers across considerable distances.arrow_forwardCloud: A rapidly growing company has outgrown its computing e nvironment and needs to upgrade. The choice is whether or not to buy several expensive servers for use in house or to use a cloud computing service like the ones offered by Google and Amazon.comarrow_forward
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