Practice - Components of Microarchitecture
Practice Questions
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What function does the datapath primarily serve?
💡 Hint: Think about where the computations are executed.
What is the role of the control unit?
💡 Hint: Consider it as the 'manager' of the processor.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is the main purpose of the datapath?
💡 Hint: Think about where operations take place in a CPU.
True or False: The control unit stores data temporarily during execution.
💡 Hint: Remember the roles of different components.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a simple microarchitecture layout that includes a datapath, control unit, and registers. Explain how each component interacts during instruction execution.
💡 Hint: Consider the flow of data and control signals in your design.
Evaluate the impact of adding more cache layers in a microarchitecture on overall system performance and discuss potential drawbacks.
💡 Hint: Balance the advantages of speed with the complexities introduced.
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