Practice Instruction Sequencing And Interpretation (5.2) - Control Unit Design
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Instruction Sequencing and Interpretation

Practice - Instruction Sequencing and Interpretation

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does the Control Unit manage during instruction execution?

💡 Hint: Think about the main tasks of the CU.

Question 2 Easy

Which register holds the address of the next instruction to be executed?

💡 Hint: Consider the register responsible for instruction sequencing.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the function of the Program Counter (PC)?

It holds the current instruction
It stores the next instruction address
It performs calculations

💡 Hint: Think about its role in the flow of instructions.

Question 2

True or False: The MAR holds data that is currently being processed by the ALU.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall what each register typically holds.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a simple flowchart depicting the steps taken by the Control Unit to handle a basic instruction (e.g., ADD).

💡 Hint: Consider how each phase connects to the next.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how an unexpected condition, such as an invalid address in the MAR, would affect the operation of the CU and what safety measures could be in place.

💡 Hint: Think about handling errors in data pathways.

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