Practice Decode - 4.8.2 | 4. Addressing Techniques and Control Unit Design | Computer and Processor Architecture
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does the Fetch step involve?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about where the instruction is stored before it's used.

Question 2

Easy

What is the purpose of the Program Counter (PC)?

πŸ’‘ Hint: What keeps track of where the CPU should go next?

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Question 1

What is the purpose of decoding in a CPU?

  • To store data
  • To interpret instructions
  • To execute code

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what happens after an instruction is fetched.

Question 2

True or False: The Instruction Register holds the next instruction the CPU will execute.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember which instruction is in the IR!

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Create an example of a simple instruction that uses direct addressing. Describe each step of the micro-operations performed by the CPU.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on the flow of operations: which step comes first and what is the final result?

Question 2

Analyze what might go wrong if a CPU mistakenly decodes an instruction as an addition when it was meant to be a subtraction.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the implications on data and overall functionality.

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