Practice - Initiate Operation
Practice Questions
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What is the primary role of the Control Unit in the CPU?
💡 Hint: Think of it as the brain of the CPU.
Define micro-operations.
💡 Hint: What steps does the CPU break an instruction into?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the Control Unit (CU) primarily generate?
💡 Hint: Think about what guides the CPU's activities.
True or False: The Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle is fundamental to the CPU's operation.
💡 Hint: Consider how instructions are processed.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider a scenario where a CPU is trying to execute a sequence of complex instructions. Design a step-by-step plan for how the CU should handle the fetch, decode, and execute phases.
💡 Hint: Think through the steps methodically as if you are the CU.
Analyze how an error in one of the control signals could impact the CPU's operation during the execution of an instruction.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens if data is not properly directed to where it is needed.
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