Operating Systems Module 3 Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. The description of the internal circuitry of a CPU that defines characteristics such as the technology used to create the chip, the supported instruction set, and the bit size
  2. 4. The ability of a CPU to execute separate parts, or threads, of a process at the same time
  3. 6. The smallest piece of computer code that can be independently scheduled for execution
  4. 10. A small program inside a CISC CPU that must interpret and execute each instruction
  5. 11. An internal communications pathway inside a computer that specifies the source and target address for memory reads and writes
  6. 12. A computer CPU architecture in which processor components are reconfigured to conduct different operations as required. Such computer designs require many instructions and more complex instructions than other designs.
  7. 15. A memory address that a CPU begins reading from whenever the CPU receives a reset signal, such as when power is first applied or someone presses the reset button on a computer
  8. 16. A CPU design that permits the processor to operate on one instruction at the same time it is fetching one or more subsequent instructions from the operating system or application
  9. 17. A computer program that translates assembly code into numeric values called opcodes that the CPU can understand
  10. 19. A computer CPU design that dedicates processor hardware components to certain functions. This design reduces the number and complexity of required instructions and often results in faster performance than CISC CPUs.
Down
  1. 1. The processing logic of a CPU that is manufactured on a silicon wafer containing millions or billions of transistors
  2. 3. A component of a CPU that executes instructions
  3. 5. A feature of some Intel CPUs that allows two threads to run on each CPU core simultaneously
  4. 7. A RISC processor that is commonly used in mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets
  5. 8. Special computer memory that temporarily stores data used by the CPU. Cache memory is physically close to the CPU and is faster than standard system memory, enabling faster retrieval and processing time.
  6. 9. An internal communications pathway that keeps the CPU informed of the status of particular computer resources and devices, such as memory and disk drives
  7. 13. A computer program that takes a high-level language like C++ or Java and turns it into assembly code that is executed by the CPU
  8. 14. A storage location associated with an I/O device that data can be read from and written to; a temporary holding location in a CPU where data must be placed before the CPU can use it
  9. 18. The numeric code read by the CPU that represents a particular machine instruction
  10. 20. A request to the processor so that a currently operating process, such as a read from a disk drive, can be interrupted by another process, such as a write into memory