Practice Result Generation And Status Flags (5.2.4.2) - Control Unit Design
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Result Generation and Status Flags

Practice - Result Generation and Status Flags

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the main function of the Control Unit?

💡 Hint: Think about what controls all operations in a CPU.

Question 2 Easy

Name one type of status flag.

💡 Hint: Recall the flags we shared earlier.

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Question 1

What does the Zero Flag indicate after an ALU operation?

The result is negative
The result is zero
There was a carry

💡 Hint: Remember the conditions that set flags.

Question 2

True or False: The Carry Flag indicates if there was an overflow in signed arithmetic.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about which operations relate to each flag.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given two numbers that add to zero, explain how the Zero Flag and Negative Flag would behave.

💡 Hint: Analyze the conditions set by these operations.

Challenge 2 Hard

In a scenario where an ALU operation results in a number greater than the maximum possible signed integer, explain how the Overflow Flag would react.

💡 Hint: Consider limits in mathematical representations.

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