Practice Conceptual Flow during Execution - 3.1.5.1 | Module 3: Processor Organization and Data Representation | Computer Architecture
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3.1.5.1 - Conceptual Flow during Execution

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the main purpose of the Control Unit in the CPU?

💡 Hint: Think about what manages the other components.

Question 2

Easy

Define the term 'ALU'.

💡 Hint: What part of the CPU does calculations?

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the role of the Control Unit?

  • To perform calculations
  • To store data
  • To manage instruction execution

💡 Hint: What manages other CPU components?

Question 2

True or False: The ALU is responsible for fetching instructions from memory.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Who fetches instructions then?

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Explain how an instruction that requires multiple operands is processed from fetch to execution.

💡 Hint: Consider each stage of FDE for clarity.

Question 2

Discuss the potential pitfalls of poorly timed control signals in the context of micro-operations.

💡 Hint: Think about what might happen if signals are not synchronized.

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