Problem 1: Definitive Properties (do 6 of 10 for 36 pts)

Please explain what these things are or what the terms mean, for full credit. Partial credit will be given for examples and for partial answers. However, our intent is for you to capture a complete definition of (6) six of the following terms in the context of our our course. If you do more, we will only give credit for the first six (6) we see.

FOR FULL CREDIT, YOUR ANSWER MUST INCLUDE THE ITEM NUMBER, THE TERM THAT YOU ARE DEFINING, AND A COMPLETE DEFINITION, IN THE EXAM BOOKLET. A NON-REFUNDABLE FEE OF UP TO (4) POINTS WILL BE ASSESSED FOR FAILING TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS

1.1

clock rate

1.2

benchmark

1.3

register-memory architecture

1.4

resource contention

1.5

immediate operand

1.6

effective address

1.7

branch penalty

1.8

interstage register

1.9

instruction issue

1.10

precise exception handling

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