Practice - Instruction Interpretation
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Practice Questions
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What are the two main phases of the Instruction Execution Cycle?
💡 Hint: Think about the order of what happens in the processor.
What is the role of the Program Counter in the fetch phase?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens before an instruction is actually fetched.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What are the two main phases of an instruction cycle?
💡 Hint: Remember the first phase retrieves the instruction from memory.
True or False: The opcode specifies the memory address needed for execution.
💡 Hint: Consider the role of the opcode versus the address part.
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Challenge Problems
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Explain how the instruction execution cycle would change if the instruction set allowed for branching instructions.
💡 Hint: Consider the flow of control in programming.
Create a simplified instruction set for a hypothetical processor, detailing the opcodes and their functions.
💡 Hint: Think about the essential operations a processor needs to perform.
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