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