Practice - Multi-bit ALUs: Combining Basic Units to Handle Wider Data Paths
Practice Questions
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What does ALU stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about what operations the unit performs.
What is the function of the Zero flag?
💡 Hint: Consider how a program might behave when a value is zero.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What architecture does a multi-bit ALU employ?
💡 Hint: Focus on the arrangement of ALUs for improved efficiency.
True or False: The Carry flag is never set during an addition operation.
💡 Hint: Recall how the Carry flag functions during arithmetic operations.
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Challenge Problems
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Critically analyze how the design of multi-bit ALUs impacts computational efficiency in modern CPUs, comparing it with older ALU designs.
💡 Hint: Consider historical approaches to ALUs and how modern advancements led to improvements.
Given a scenario where an ALU operation results in a status flag state of Zero, discuss how this might impact subsequent instruction execution in a hypothetical program.
💡 Hint: Think about how programs use results to alter their paths or loops.
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