XML CO527 Anonymous Questions and Answers Keyword Index

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Keyword reference for ultrasparc

Question 6 (2010):

Submission reference: IN1991

Hello. I have a question regarding the architecture chosen for me (Sun UltraSPARC). I have been reading some material, but I thought I should ask if I am studying the correct chip. Was the original Sun UltraSPARC created in 1995 - 1996 implemented with the V9 instruction set? This might seem like a silly question; should I be concentrating more on the instruction set architecture, or the chip in general including the instruction set architecture.

Answer 6:

Yes, that's the correct chip. The focus should be more on the hardware architecture and less (or none) on the way it's programmed (SPARC V9 ISA). The example for the Pentium I provided should give you some idea of what's expected. You get three attempts at the quiz as well, so you could use the first attempt early to see what sort of questions it throws at you :-).

Keywords: ultrasparc

Question 5 (2010):

Submission reference: IN1990

I was assigned to research Sun's original UltraSPARC architecture for module CO527.

The trouble is I have searched the internet but I keep finding information about later architectures such as UltraSPARC II and III but not for the original UltraSPARC... I have also taken on loan the SPARC architecture manual but again it is no use to me...

My question is could you please recommend me a book title or place where I can find descent amount of information about the architecture?

Answer 5:

Wikipedia has a decent amount of information about the SPARC family generally, and in particular, the Sun UltraSPARC processor. Because "UltraSPARC" refers to a whole family of processors that started with the first one (which you're investigating), try searching for the specific part, rather than the name. E.g. Google finds some useful stuff for "Sun STP1030 datasheet" (STP1030 being the part number for that particular processor).

Keywords: ultrasparc