Practice Micro-Operations and Timing - 4.8 | 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 is the first step of a micro-operation?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what the CPU does first to start executing an instruction.

Question 2

Easy

During which micro-operation is the instruction's opcode read?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember this is the phase where instructions are interpreted.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the first micro-operation that a CPU performs upon receiving an instruction?

  • Decode
  • Fetch
  • Execute

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how the CPU begins processing instructions.

Question 2

Is the purpose of the Write-back phase to save the results?

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: What does the CPU need to do after performing operations?

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Design a flowchart that represents the sequence of micro-operations for a simple ADD instruction.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the correct sequence of operations and how to depict them visually.

Question 2

Analyze a situation where a CPU jumps to a different instruction. How would the timing signals change?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how jumping affects the sequence of micro-operations.

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