Practice External Micro-operations (5.1.2.3) - Control Unit Design - Computer Architecture
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External Micro-operations

Practice - External Micro-operations

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of the Memory_Read_Signal?

💡 Hint: Think about the action taken when data needs to be fetched.

Question 2 Easy

List one external micro-operation.

💡 Hint: What actions does the CPU perform outside its core?

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Question 1

What is the purpose of the Memory_Write_Signal in external micro-operations?

To read data
To write data
To select I/O devices

💡 Hint: Think about its role in saving data.

Question 2

True or False: External micro-operations include only interactions with memory.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider all components the CPU interacts with.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Consider a scenario in which a CPU mismanages timing for concurrent external micro-operations. What effects could arise, and how might these be mitigated in design?

💡 Hint: Think of how logical timing can aid or disrupt data transfers.

Challenge 2 Hard

Draft a sequence of external micro-operations for a hypothetical CPU instruction that involves reading from memory and writing to an I/O device. Detail each step clearly.

💡 Hint: Consider the necessary control signals needed at each stage.

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