Practice - Explain the Fetch and Execute Cycle
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Practice Questions
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What does the Program Counter (PC) do?
💡 Hint: Think of what keeps track of which step is next.
What is the first step in the fetch-execute cycle?
💡 Hint: What does the CPU look for first?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the purpose of the Program Counter?
💡 Hint: It helps the CPU keep track of the instruction flow.
True or False: In the fetch-execute cycle, execution occurs before decoding.
💡 Hint: Consider the order of operations.
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Challenge Problems
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Describe a scenario where an interrupt occurs during the fetch-execute cycle. How does the CPU handle it?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to the CPU's tasks when an external event occurs.
Explain how the choice of addressing mode impacts instruction execution and data retrieval in the fetch-execute cycle.
💡 Hint: Think about efficiency in accessing data for instructions.
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