Practice - Advantages of Hardwired Control
Practice Questions
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What is a hardwired control unit?
💡 Hint: Think about how controls are implemented in hardware.
Name one advantage of hardwired control.
💡 Hint: What makes it fast compared to other types?
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What type of control unit generates its control signals directly through logic circuits?
💡 Hint: Focus on how control signals are produced.
True or False: Hardwired control is more flexible than microprogrammed control.
💡 Hint: Assess the characteristics of both types.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a basic hardwired control unit for a simple ALU that can perform addition and subtraction. Describe the necessary signals.
💡 Hint: Identify the sequence of required control signals for each operation.
Critique the disadvantages of hardwired control in a modern computing context, especially regarding scalability.
💡 Hint: Consider flexibility and future-proofing.
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