Practice Concept: Control Signals Are Generated By Combinational Logic Circuits (5.3.1)
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Concept: Control Signals are Generated by Combinational Logic Circuits

Practice - Concept: Control Signals are Generated by Combinational Logic Circuits

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What are control signals?

💡 Hint: Think about what directs the functionality of different CPU components.

Question 2 Easy

What type of logic circuits does the CU primarily use?

💡 Hint: Consider how outputs are generated based on inputs only.

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Question 1

What do control signals dictate in the CPU?

Data transfer
System clock
Component operations

💡 Hint: Consider what directs the functionality of the CPU.

Question 2

True or False: Combinational logic circuits have memory elements.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about what determines the output.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a basic combinational logic circuit that could serve as part of a control unit's generation of control signals for a simple instruction.

💡 Hint: Think about how input opcodes are mapped to output control signals.

Challenge 2 Hard

Consider a complex ISA and propose a structure for a CU that could handle conditional instructions effectively using FSM principles.

💡 Hint: Use the states and outputs discussed to create a stepwise process.

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