CIS332 (Fall 1997) Principles of Operating Systems;
Professor Franz J. Kurfess

Home page:http://www.cis.njit.edu/franz   E-mail:franz@cis.njit.edu 

Homework Task Deadline Points Student Name:
2 Computer Structures Tuesday, Sep. 23, 1997 3

1. Describe the basic ideas of Interrupt vs Polling, and their main advantages and disadvantages.













2. What are the differences between Main Memory and Secondary Memory/Storage?













3. What are the reasons for using caches in computer systems? Give three examples for caches.