Practice - Concept: Control Signals are Generated by a Sequence of Microinstructions Stored in a Special Control Memory (Control Store - CS or Control Memory - CM)
Practice Questions
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What is Control Memory?
💡 Hint: Think of where instructions are held.
What does CAR stand for?
💡 Hint: Remember the role of this register.
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What does a microinstruction specify?
💡 Hint: Think about the components of a microinstruction.
True or False: Microprogrammed control is slower than hardwired control.
💡 Hint: Consider the differences in how each type of control operates.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a simple microprogram for a CPU instruction to calculate the sum of two registers and store the result in a third register. Describe the sequence of actions involved.
💡 Hint: Consider each microinstruction that would control these actions.
Explain the implications of using vertical microprogramming on the performance of a CPU. Contrast it with horizontal microprogramming in terms of execution speed and control signal generation.
💡 Hint: Think about trade-offs in efficiency between different microprogramming strategies.
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