Homework P&H Ch. 2
Answer the following questions about Patterson and Hennessy, Chapter 2.
You only need to turn in those that have a point count assigned.
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(1 point)
What are the three kinds of interrupts?
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What is the relationship between processes and threads?
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What does a linker do?
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(1 point)
What does a loader do?
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What is relocation?
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What is meant by "external references"?
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What is the general idea for implementing dynamic linking and loading?
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Briefly describe the implementation of objects at the assembly
language level.