Practice - Unit 6: Execution of Program and Programming Languages
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Practice Questions
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What are the two main phases of the instruction cycle?
💡 Hint: Think about the steps involved in carrying out an instruction.
What does the opcode in an instruction specify?
💡 Hint: Consider what tells the CPU what to do.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the main function of the Fetch phase?
💡 Hint: Think of it as gathering supplies before starting work.
True or False: An Operand specifies the operation to be performed.
💡 Hint: Consider what each part of an instruction does.
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Challenge Problems
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Explain how the instruction cycle works in detail, identifying each step and its components.
💡 Hint: Break down the cycle into Fetch and Execute phases with specific tasks.
Design a simple instruction format for a hypothetical processor that handles arithmetic operations and memory storage.
💡 Hint: Think about the balance of operations needed for basic computing tasks.
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