Practice Special Purpose Registers (3.1.2.2) - Processor Organization and Data Representation
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Special Purpose Registers

Practice - Special Purpose Registers

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Question 1 Easy

What is the role of the Program Counter?

💡 Hint: Think about where the CPU looks for the next instruction.

Question 2 Easy

What does the Memory Data Register do?

💡 Hint: Focus on its role during data transfers.

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Question 1

What does the Program Counter (PC) do?

Stores the current instruction
Holds the memory address of the next instruction
Holds data from memory

💡 Hint: Think about where instructions come from in sequence.

Question 2

The Instruction Register is responsible for:

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what happens immediately after data is fetched.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a flowchart illustrating the interaction between the PC, IR, MAR, and MDR during a simple instruction execution scenario.

💡 Hint: Focus on the sequential flow from instruction fetch to execution.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate the role of flags in the Status Register during error handling in a CPU.

💡 Hint: Consider specific scenarios where incorrect operations lead to the need for error management.

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