Practice - Incrementing Program Counter
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Practice Questions
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What does the Program Counter (PC) do?
💡 Hint: Think about what we need to know before fetching an instruction.
What is the role of the Memory Address Register (MAR)?
💡 Hint: Recall how information flows from the memory to the processor.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the main function of the Program Counter?
💡 Hint: It is central to the instruction's execution order.
True or False: The Memory Buffer Register (MBR) holds the address from which data is fetched.
💡 Hint: Reflect on what each register does.
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Challenge Problems
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Given an example where the Program Counter has a value of 10, describe the steps taken in the fetch cycle.
💡 Hint: Break down the steps of moving through registers.
Consider a scenario where both read and write operations are triggered on the same clock cycle. Explain how this could potentially cause a data conflict.
💡 Hint: Think about the timing and order of operations.
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