Practice - Components of a Processor
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Practice Questions
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What does the Program Counter (PC) do?
💡 Hint: Think about its role in tracking instructions.
What is stored in the Instruction Register (IR)?
💡 Hint: Recall what happens when an instruction is fetched.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the Program Counter (PC) do?
💡 Hint: Think about how instructions are tracked in a sequence.
True or False: The Memory Buffer Register (MBR) holds the address for data in memory.
💡 Hint: Consider the distinct roles of these registers.
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Challenge Problems
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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.
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.
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