Practice Unit 6: Execution Of Program And Programming Languages (15.2) - Computer Organization and Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect
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Unit 6: Execution of Program and Programming Languages

Practice - Unit 6: Execution of Program and Programming Languages

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Question 1 Easy

What are the two main phases of the instruction cycle?

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

Question 2 Easy

What does the opcode in an instruction specify?

💡 Hint: Consider what tells the CPU what to do.

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Question 1

What is the main function of the Fetch phase?

To perform operations
To retrieve instructions from memory
To store results

💡 Hint: Think of it as gathering supplies before starting work.

Question 2

True or False: An Operand specifies the operation to be performed.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what each part of an instruction does.

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Challenge 1 Hard

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.

Challenge 2 Hard

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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