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 Monday, Sep. 23, 1998 10

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.