Practice - Register Set: The CPU's High-Speed Internal Storage
Practice Questions
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What are registers?
💡 Hint: Think about where the CPU stores data it is currently using.
Give an example of a General Purpose Register's use.
💡 Hint: Remember the ADD instruction and how it pulls values from registers.
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What is the primary function of General Purpose Registers?
💡 Hint: Think about how they assist during calculations.
True or False: The Stack Pointer holds the address of the next instruction to be executed.
💡 Hint: Differentiate between the roles of various registers.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a simple CPU architecture that includes 4 general purpose registers and 1 special purpose register. Describe the responsibilities of each.
💡 Hint: Consider the specific roles each register should play within the CPU architecture.
Explain how a poor allocation strategy for registers can significantly affect CPU performance, providing a detailed example.
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between registers and memory access speeds.
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