CS401 GDB Solution & Discussion Fall 2011

The topic for GDB is:
"Suppose we have two processors A and B. Both have equal number of internal components; the only difference is the number of registers. Processor A has 16 registers and processor B has 64 registers. Which one is best in terms of Cost, Speed and Size?"
Give your answer in the following table format and justify your answer with appropriate reasons.


Property Best Processor Reason
Cost
Speed
Size