Practice - Instruction Cycle
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Practice Questions
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What are the three main phases of the instruction cycle?
💡 Hint: Recall the acronym that describes these steps.
What does the Program Counter do?
💡 Hint: It's crucial for tracking the order of execution.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What are the stages of the instruction cycle?
💡 Hint: Think about the alphabetical order of these processes.
True or False: Immediate addressing allows the operand to be directly specified in the instruction.
💡 Hint: Remember examples you've seen where the value is part of the instruction.
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Challenge Problems
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Discuss how increasing the complexity of an instruction set impacts the instruction cycle's efficiency in a CPU.
💡 Hint: Consider how more choices can complicate decision-making in programming.
Analyze the potential outcomes of neglecting to manage interrupts within the instruction cycle.
💡 Hint: Think about a situation where urgent requests are overlooked in everyday life.
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