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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 the CPU gets its instructions from.
Question 2
Easy
What are the names of the two special purpose registers used in the fetch cycle?
💡 Hint: Consider the registers that help manage memory access.
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Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What register holds the address of the next instruction to be fetched?
- Memory Buffer Register
- Program Counter
- Instruction Register
💡 Hint: Think about which component keeps track of processing order.
Question 2
True or False: The Memory Buffer Register directly holds the address of the next instruction.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Consider what each register's primary function is.
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Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Design a simple CPU operation using direct and indirect addressing. Explain how the fetch process differs between them.
💡 Hint: Think about how memory addressing can be structured differently.
Question 2
Discuss potential optimizations that could reduce the clock cycle time during the fetch process while ensuring correctness.
💡 Hint: Consider how different stages might be overlapped in a streamlined process.
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