Practice Execution Phase (15.4.2) - Computer Organization and Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect
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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What two main phases does the instruction cycle have?

💡 Hint: Think about how instructions are processed.

Question 2 Easy

Define Opcode.

💡 Hint: What part tells the CPU what to do?

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Question 1

How many main phases are there in the instruction cycle?

1
2
3

💡 Hint: Think about the steps involved in processing an instruction.

Question 2

True or False: The fetch phase involves executing the instruction from memory.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what step comes after fetching.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Analyze the instruction '1940'. Describe its opcode and operand and what action it suggests.

💡 Hint: Break down the instruction into its parts.

Challenge 2 Hard

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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