Practice Instruction Execution (18.4.4) - Addressing Modes, Instruction Set and Instruction Execution Flow
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Instruction Execution

Practice - Instruction Execution

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Question 1 Easy

What are the four main steps in instruction execution?

💡 Hint: Think about the cycle of instruction processing.

Question 2 Easy

What is the role of the control unit?

💡 Hint: Consider who directs the operations inside the CPU.

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Question 1

What is the first step in instruction execution?

Fetch
Decode
Execute
Store

💡 Hint: Remember the order of operations.

Question 2

True or False: The control unit is responsible for fetching instructions.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about which component is responsible for fetching directly.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

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.

Challenge 2 Hard

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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