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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 where instructions come from.
Question 2
Easy
What is the purpose of the Memory Buffer Register (MBR)?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens while moving data.
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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 current data
- Holds address of next instruction
- Executes instructions
💡 Hint: Recall the role of the PC in the instruction process.
Question 2
True or False: The Memory Address Register (MAR) holds the actual instruction.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Consider what MAR is designed to do.
Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
A CPU has a fetching speed of 4 GHz and a memory speed of 2 GHz. If you fetch an instruction every clock cycle, how does the difference in speeds affect the execution of a program?
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of mismatched speeds.
Question 2
Describe a scenario where an inefficient fetch-execute cycle could lead to performance bottlenecks in a system with a heavily loaded processor and memory.
💡 Hint: Think about how many processes are requesting instructions and how the cycle handles them.
Challenge and get performance evaluation