Practice - Conclusion and Summary of Key Points
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Practice Questions
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What does the Program Counter (PC) do?
💡 Hint: Think about what keeps track of where the CPU is in its instruction sequence.
What is the role of the Instruction Register (IR)?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens once an instruction is fetched.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the main function of the Program Counter (PC)?
💡 Hint: Remember its role in following instruction sequences.
True or False: The Memory Buffer Register (MBR) directly influences the performance of ALU operations.
💡 Hint: Consider the role of MBR in the fetch process.
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Analyze how pipelining can improve the efficiency of the fetch-execute cycle.
💡 Hint: Consider how different stages can work in parallel.
Discuss the effects of resource conflicts during the fetch cycle and how this impacts instruction execution in a complex CPU architecture.
💡 Hint: Think about how managing multiple operations can create or reduce conflicts.
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