Practice - Micro-Operations and Timing
Practice Questions
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What is the first step of a micro-operation?
💡 Hint: Think about what the CPU does first to start executing an instruction.
During which micro-operation is the instruction's opcode read?
💡 Hint: Remember this is the phase where instructions are interpreted.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the first micro-operation that a CPU performs upon receiving an instruction?
💡 Hint: Think about how the CPU begins processing instructions.
Is the purpose of the Write-back phase to save the results?
💡 Hint: What does the CPU need to do after performing operations?
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Challenge Problems
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Design a flowchart that represents the sequence of micro-operations for a simple ADD instruction.
💡 Hint: Think about the correct sequence of operations and how to depict them visually.
Analyze a situation where a CPU jumps to a different instruction. How would the timing signals change?
💡 Hint: Consider how jumping affects the sequence of micro-operations.
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