Practice Functionality Of Control Signals (5.1.3.1) - Control Unit Design
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Functionality of Control Signals

Practice - Functionality of Control Signals

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a control signal?

💡 Hint: Think about what the CU uses to manage data.

Question 2 Easy

What does the MEM_READ signal do?

💡 Hint: Consider how the CU communicates with memory.

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Question 1

What role do control signals play in CPU operations?

Direct operations and data flow.
Memory storage.
Input/output management.

💡 Hint: Focus on the managing aspect.

Question 2

True or False: The timing of control signals is irrelevant.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about what stability means in computing.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Describe a scenario in a CPU where a faulty control signal could create cascading errors and how this would affect overall performance.

💡 Hint: Consider how one operation's failure can impact others.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze the impact of race conditions on a multi-core CPU architecture and suggest methods to mitigate such risks.

💡 Hint: How do multi-core processors differ from single-core with respect to data access?

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