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generally designed and programmed at a lower level of abstraction
than is the case for desktop systems.
You just might work on a processor design. Although the
number of companies producing microprocessors is small, the design
teams working on those processors are already large and growing.
There can be over 1000 people involved in the different aspects of a
major processor design.
Task 3. Do you remember the English equivalents of the
following words and word combinations?
Послідовне виконання команд, вибиратися із пам’яті,
одночасно, набути кращих робочих характеристик, реальна
вартість, робота внутрішньої частини системи, втілювати,
системи апаратного забезпечення, звичайна практика, залучати.
Task 4. Discuss the following ideas:
1. Describe modern processor operation.
2. Who design processors?
3. Give the reason why you should learn about processor design.
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