Practice Internal Micro-operations (5.1.2.2) - Control Unit Design - Computer Architecture
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Internal Micro-operations

Practice - Internal Micro-operations

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Question 1 Easy

What is a micro-operation?

💡 Hint: Think about the basic action that can occur in a CPU.

Question 2 Easy

What does atomicity refer to in micro-operations?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens to a micro-operation after it starts.

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Question 1

What defines a micro-operation?

A complex CPU instruction
The smallest indivisible action executed in a CPU
A type of CPU memory

💡 Hint: Focus on what 'indivisible' means in the context of CPU actions.

Question 2

True or False: Internal micro-operations only handle input/output device interactions.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember where these operations take place.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Explain how atomicity in micro-operations affects CPU performance during instruction execution.

💡 Hint: Think about the consequences of interruption during processing.

Challenge 2 Hard

Reflect on a scenario where incorrect timing of control signals led to a system error. How could this have been prevented?

💡 Hint: Consider timing practices that ensure operations occur in a timely manner.

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