Practice - Execution Phase
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Practice Questions
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What two main phases does the instruction cycle have?
💡 Hint: Think about how instructions are processed.
Define Opcode.
💡 Hint: What part tells the CPU what to do?
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Interactive Quizzes
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How many main phases are there in the instruction cycle?
💡 Hint: Think about the steps involved in processing an instruction.
True or False: The fetch phase involves executing the instruction from memory.
💡 Hint: Consider what step comes after fetching.
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Challenge Problems
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Analyze the instruction '1940'. Describe its opcode and operand and what action it suggests.
💡 Hint: Break down the instruction into its parts.
Given a processor with an instruction set size of 16 (4-bit opcode), calculate how many different memory addresses it can refer to if it uses a 12-bit address space.
💡 Hint: Consider the total possibilities given the bits.
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