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What are the four main steps in instruction execution?
Think about the cycle of instruction processing.
What is the role of the control unit?
Consider who directs the operations inside the CPU.
What is the first step in instruction execution?
Remember the order of operations.
True or False: The control unit is responsible for fetching instructions.
Think about which component is responsible for fetching directly.
Design a simple program in pseudo-code that involves conditional statements and explain how the CPU would execute it step by step.
Use specific examples like 'if... else' statements.
Discuss the impact of using indirect addressing mode on performance compared to direct addressing mode.
Think about retrieval times and data location.
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