Practice Control Unit (CU) - 3.1.1.2 | Module 3: Processor Organization and Data Representation | Computer Architecture
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3.1.1.2 - Control Unit (CU)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does the Control Unit do in a CPU?

💡 Hint: Think about its role in instruction execution.

Question 2

Easy

What is the purpose of the Program Counter?

💡 Hint: Consider its role in fetching instructions.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the function of the Control Unit?

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

💡 Hint: Think about its role in coordinating CPU activities.

Question 2

True or False: The ALU operates independently from the CU.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Recall how the CU and ALU interact.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Describe how the CU handles a specific instruction flow from memory retrieval to execution.

💡 Hint: Follow the steps outlined for the Fetch-Decode-Execute process.

Question 2

Discuss the role of control signals during the execution of a program with multiple arithmetic instructions.

💡 Hint: Think about how tasks are synchronized within the CPU.

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