Practice Components Of Central Processing Unit (18.7) - Addressing Modes, Instruction Set and Instruction Execution Flow

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Question 1.
What does CPU stand for?
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Think about the main processing component of a computer.
Question 2.
What is the function of the ALU?
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What performs calculations inside the CPU?
3Question 3.
What is the primary role of the CPU?
- Memory storage
- Data processing
- Input/Output management
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Consider what happens when you run a program.
4Question 4.
True or False: The control unit executes all computations.
- True
- False
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Think about the roles assigned to different units.
Question 5.
Analyze how changing the number of registers could affect CPU performance.
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Think about how often data needs to be accessed.
Question 6.
Discuss the impact of control signal timing on instruction execution efficiency.
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Consider the flow of operations and how timing affects completion.

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