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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What does the program counter do?
💡 Hint: Think about where instructions come from.
Question 2
Easy
Which register temporarily holds data being fetched from memory?
💡 Hint: It's involved in the reading of instructions.
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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?
- Stores the instruction
- Holds the address of the next instruction
- Generates control signals
💡 Hint: Remember what the PC signifies in the instruction cycle.
Question 2
True or False: The control unit can execute instructions directly without assistance from other components.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Think about its role in the fetch and execute cycles.
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Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Describe how an interruption from an input/output operation could affect the fetch cycle timing. What adjustments might the control unit need to make?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when a task takes longer than expected.
Question 2
If the instruction sequence in memory is unusually large, how might this impact the efficiency of the fetch cycle? Consider both hardware and software perspectives.
💡 Hint: Consider the balance between memory retrievals and processing speed.
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