COMP212 Computer Organization and Systems Tutorial/Lab #4 Problems about Cache Memory 4.2 A two-way set associative cache has lines of 16 bytes and a total size of 8 bytes. The 64-Mbyte main memory is byte-addressable. Show the format of main memory address. Kb => 1‚024 Mb => 1024 * 1024 Ans. A two-way set => 2 lines / set in the cache; The cache has lines of 16 bytes and a total size of 8K bytes => There are a total of 8K bytes/16 bytes = 512 lines (23*210/24) in the cache;
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Multifactor genetic disorder diabetes Diabetes is a medical condition where there is too much sugar circulating in the blood stream. The main sugar found in your body is glucose and it is essential for good health. It is important that diabetes is diagnosed early and treated appropriately as it can cause severe health complications. The hormone that controls the blood glucose is called insulin and is normally produced in the pancreas (a large fleshy organ under the stomach).Insulin deficiency
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Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder that affects a person’s ability to feel‚ behave‚ mental or emotional responsiveness and thinking clearly. It is referred as the “disease of the brain” (umm.edu). With the cause being unknown there are multiple factors that are believed to play a role in schizophrenia which is genetics and brain chemistry. It is characterized by disturbances in communication‚ perception and behavior lasting more than 6 months (umm.edu). A person suffering from Schizophrenia
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Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)‚ or otherwise known as Major Depression‚ is a serious mood/mental disorder that drastically affects one’s life resulting in loss of interest‚ changes in diet‚ increase in irritability‚ and drop in mood. Major Depressive Disorder affects about 6.7% of the population of the United States over the age of 18. Although‚ MDD is common mostly in adults‚ it also affects teens and children. The main symptom of depression is a described as a sad or gloomy mood that doesn’t seem
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common than you might think. This fear is called an “anxiety disorder”. However‚ a lot of people who suffer from this feel that they are alone and not a lot of people suffer from the same thing. Since “18% of the US population suffers from various anxiety disorders” and “only 1/3 of these people get treatment” (www.adaa.org/about-adaa/press-room/facts-statistics)‚ there needs to be more talk and awareness for these disorders. Anxiety disorders are “chronic conditions characterized by an excessive and
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Autistic spectrum disorder‚ otherwise known as autism‚ is a complex disorder of the central nervous system and a developmental disability that comes from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain. (Dowshen‚ 2008). It is not something one can catch or pass along to someone else. It makes interacting with other people incredibly difficult. Autism was first identified in 1943 by Dr. Leo Kanner of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Autism spectrum disorder can usually be reliably
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Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) or Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) was first recognized in the 1700’s but was not understood so therefore it was forgotten. Many cases show up in medical records through the years‚ but in 1905‚ Dr. Morton Prince wrote a book about MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER that is a foundation for the disorder. A few years after it was published Sigmund Freud dismissed the disorder and this dropped it from being discussed at any credible mental health meetings. Since then
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Dissociative Identity Disorder The mystery of a person’s personality has always intrigued me‚ so it was only natural that I was drawn to the topic of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). DID formerly known as multiple personality disorder is a condition in which a person has two or more personalities or identities. Out of all of the dissociative disorders DID is the most severe (1). 86 percent of patients who have DID reported that they had been sexual abused (1). It is important to get an early
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2013 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder It is normal to go back and make sure you turned the curling iron off‚ or double check the doors to make sure they’re locked. But when a person suffers from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder‚ when you think you forget these regular‚ simple tasks it can run your whole day. Upon picking this topic and taking this class‚ I didn’t know about any of the diseases. OCD stuck out to me the most‚ and so I felt like it would be a good topic to learn about. I chose OCD as my topic
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For my I-Search I have chosen to write about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I have been interested in the disorder ever since I came across a woman with OCD in goodwill while I was in St. Louis. I was with my cousin and sister at the time and we were relaxing in chairs near the bathroom while waiting for our parents to be done finding a brand new‚ old pair of jeans. While relaxing in the chairs‚ my cousin and I noticed a girl go into the bathroom‚ but not close the door all the way and then
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