Practice - Performance of CPU in Executing Instructions
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Practice Questions
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What is the first step in the CPU instruction execution process?
💡 Hint: Think about where the instruction is stored before execution.
Define the term 'Fetch-Decode-Execute Cycle'.
💡 Hint: Break down the three main stages.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What do the Fetch, Decode, and Execute stages process?
💡 Hint: Think about what the CPU needs to execute an operation successfully.
True or False: Immediate addressing means the operand's value is known at compile time.
💡 Hint: Consider whether the data needs to be fetched from memory.
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Challenge Problems
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How does the choice of addressing mode impact the efficiency of CPU instruction execution?
💡 Hint: Consider the balancing act between speed and data capacity.
Design a hypothetical instruction that implements both direct and immediate addressing modes in a single operation. Describe how the CPU would process it.
💡 Hint: Think about how the CPU segments both types of data access in one instruction.
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