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Practice Questions
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What is the main function of the Control Unit (CU)?
💡 Hint: Think about how a conductor directs an orchestra.
Define control signals in the context of a CPU.
💡 Hint: They act like traffic lights for data flow.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the CU primarily do?
💡 Hint: Consider the role of an orchestrator.
Control signals are generated by?
💡 Hint: Think about basics of how instruction execution works.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider the potential impact on CPU performance if the timing for control signals is incorrectly set. How would this affect instruction execution?
💡 Hint: Think about how precision is key in performance.
Imagine a CPU tasked with executing a series of ADD instructions. Describe the role of control signals in transitioning from one operation to the next.
💡 Hint: Consider each step an instruction requires to complete successfully.
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