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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What does the Program Counter (PC) do?
💡 Hint: Think about its role in tracking instructions.
Question 2
Easy
What is stored in the Instruction Register (IR)?
💡 Hint: Recall what happens when an instruction is fetched.
Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation
Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What does the Program Counter (PC) do?
- Holds the address of the instruction
- Stores the fetched instruction
- Generates control signals
💡 Hint: Think about how instructions are tracked in a sequence.
Question 2
True or False: The Memory Buffer Register (MBR) holds the address for data in memory.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Consider the distinct roles of these registers.
Solve 2 more questions and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Design a hypothetical fetch cycle for a processor with non-standard timing that influences the behavior of the control signals.
💡 Hint: Consider scenarios where fetch operations overlap with execution.
Question 2
Analyze what could happen to program execution if there was a hardware failure in the Control Unit.
💡 Hint: Reflect on the critical role of the Control Unit in managing CPU functions.
Challenge and get performance evaluation