Practice Register Operands (fastest) (5.2.3.1) - Control Unit Design - Computer Architecture
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Register Operands (Fastest)

Practice - Register Operands (Fastest)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a General Purpose Register (GPR)?

💡 Hint: Remember, GPRs are related to fast data access.

Question 2 Easy

Name one control signal used for fetching data from registers.

💡 Hint: Think about how data flows from registers to the ALU.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What describes the main function of General Purpose Registers?

To store temporary data
To permanently store files
To enhance memory capacity

💡 Hint: Think about what happens to data that isn't necessary for long-term storage.

Question 2

True or False: Control signals are irrelevant in the operation of the ALU.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider which signals tell the ALU what to do with the data.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given an instruction that requires two operands from registers and one from memory, explain the sequence of control signals generated by the CU.

💡 Hint: Remember the order of operations for data retrieval.

Challenge 2 Hard

You are designing a new CPU architecture. How might you optimize the handling of control signals for register operations?

💡 Hint: Think about how the current designs generate control signals.

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