Practice Instruction Cycle And Control Flow (4.9) - Addressing Techniques and Control Unit Design
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Instruction Cycle and Control Flow

Practice - Instruction Cycle and Control Flow

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Question 1 Easy

What are the main phases of the instruction cycle?

💡 Hint: Think about the steps the CPU takes to process an instruction.

Question 2 Easy

What is the role of control signals in the CPU?

💡 Hint: Consider how the CPU communicates with its parts.

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Question 1

What are the phases of the instruction cycle?

Fetch
Decode
Execute
Fetch
Execute
Write-back
All of the above

💡 Hint: Think about how each phase contributes to the processing of an instruction.

Question 2

True or False: Control signals help the CPU determine when to read from memory.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the role of control signals in operations.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Explain how a malfunctioning control unit could affect a CPU's instruction execution.

💡 Hint: Consider the role of coordination within the CPU.

Challenge 2 Hard

Propose potential improvements for increasing the efficiency of the instruction cycle.

💡 Hint: Think about modernization and how technology can benefit processes.

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