CBCA 2103

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

JAN 2018

NAME: NURUL FAKHRI BIN ALI

COURSE : BITN

STUDENT NO : 81011212556701

IDENTIFICATION CARD NO. : 810112125567

TELEPHONE NO. : +60138989747

E-MAIL : nurul_ali@oum.edu.my

LEARNING CENTRE :SABAH LEARNING CENTRE

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Introduction Page
Identification and comparison of cache and virtual memory by touching
the following details:
 Definition
 Purpose
 Speed
 Control mechanism
 Component

Explanation the term for effective address, logical address, virtual address
and physical address.

Discussion of how the address translation works in memory management.

The discussion should cover these details:
 Explanation of virtual memory
 Explanation of address translation
 Advantages of using virtual memory

Diagram of MMU in the memory hierarchy:

 Illustration of a complete and detailed relationship diagram as per the
explanation above.

Explanation on:
 The advantages of 3D XPoint
 The current status of 3D XPoint
 The impact it has on the current computing industry.

Conclusion:
 Sum up all about the cache and virtual memory, MMU and 3D Xpoint

Reference
Introduction

Identification and comparison of cache and virtual memory by touching the following
details:

 Definition
 Purpose
 Speed
 Control mechanism
 Component

Explanation the term for effective address, logical address, virtual address and physical
address.

Discussion of how the address translation works in memory management. The

discussion should cover these details:

 Explanation of virtual memory

 Explanation of address translation
 Advantages of using virtual memory

Diagram of MMU in the memory hierarchy:

 Illustration of a complete and detailed relationship diagram as per the explanation

above.

Explanation on:

 The advantages of 3D XPoint

 The current status of 3D XPoint
 The impact it has on the current computing industry.

Conclusion:

 Sum up all about the cache and virtual memory, MMU and 3D Xpoint
Reference

https://www.ece.cmu.edu/~ece447/s15/lib/exe/fetch.php%3Fmedia%3Donur-447-spring15-
lecture20-virtual-memory-afterlecture.pdf [ introduction ] 7.2.18

http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-virtual-memory-and-cache-memory [intro]

https://www.ece.cmu.edu/~ece548/handouts/05vmarch.pdf [intro]

http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/cache-and-virtual-memory/ [intro]

http://eces.colorado.edu/~coxaj/software/memsim/memsim.html

https://www.studytonight.com/computer-architecture/mapping-and-virtual-memory.php [intro]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_management_unit [intro2]

http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/memory-management-unit-MMU[intro2]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3828358/how-mmumemory-management-unit-unit-in-a-
processor-protects-the-memory-segments[intro2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_XPoint [intro 3]

http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/definition/3D-XPoint[intro3]

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3194147/data-storage/faq-3d-xpoint-memory-nand-flash-
killer-or-dram-replacement.html[intro 3]

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3104675/data-storage/micron-reveals-3d-xpoint-memory-
quantx.html[intro3]

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/intel-optane-
technology.html [intro3]

https://www.micron.com/products/advanced-solutions/3d-xpoint-technology[intro3]