System level programming

1. Convert floating points to binary by IEEE 754. (Need to give the steps) 1) 20.5 2) -20.5 2. Describe the generational garbage collection. 3. We are considering an enhancement to the processor of a web server. Then new CPU is 20 times faster on search queries than the old processor. The old processor is busy with search queries 90% of the time, what is the speedup gained by integrating the enhanced CPU? 4. Our textbook's name is CSAPP for short. What is meaning, and what you have learned from it this semester