Practice Look-Ahead Carry Adder: Improving Adder Speed - 4.1.5 | Module 4: Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) Design | Computer Architecture
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4.1.5 - Look-Ahead Carry Adder: Improving Adder Speed

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does a Look-Ahead Carry Adder do?

💡 Hint: Think about what delay problems it seeks to solve.

Question 2

Easy

Define the Generate signal in the context of LCAs.

💡 Hint: This defines when a carry can originate.

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a Look-Ahead Carry Adder?

  • To increase carry propagation delay
  • To improve addition speed
  • To simplify circuitry

💡 Hint: Consider how it addresses carry-related problems.

Question 2

True or False: The Look-Ahead Carry Adder uses a sequential method to compute carries.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Reflect on how the two types of adders function.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Create a truth table for a 2-bit Look-Ahead Carry Adder. Identify the outputs for all combinations of inputs.

💡 Hint: Start with inputs A and B and calculate their respective G and P values.

Question 2

Design a hierarchical system of Look-Ahead Carry Adders for a 16-bit addition and explain how to manage the complexity.

💡 Hint: Think about how you can group the bits to streamline processing.

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