Practice Decode Cycle (5.1.4.1.2) - Control Unit Design - Computer Architecture
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Decode Cycle

Practice - Decode Cycle

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Question 1 Easy

What is an opcode?

💡 Hint: Think about what tells the CPU what to do.

Question 2 Easy

What does addressing mode determine?

💡 Hint: Relate it to where the CPU looks for data.

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Question 1

What does the opcode in an instruction specify?

A. The location of data
B. The operation to perform
C. The timing of processing

💡 Hint: Remember, it's the command part of the instruction.

Question 2

True or False: The addressing mode can influence where operands are loaded from.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when fetching values.

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Challenge 1 Hard

You are tasked with designing a microprogram for an instruction set. How would you include operand fetching using different addressing modes? Describe your approach.

💡 Hint: Think about the nature of operand determination based on addressing.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how timing might affect the decode cycle's efficiency and how you would mitigate any potential issues.

💡 Hint: Consider how timing synchronization helps.

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