Practice - Role of Registers in the Processor
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Practice Questions
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What does the Program Counter (PC) do?
💡 Hint: Think of it as a navigation tool for the CPU.
Which register temporarily holds data fetched from memory?
💡 Hint: It's called a buffer because it temporarily holds data.
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What is the role of the Program Counter (PC)?
💡 Hint: Think about its purpose during instruction execution.
True or False: The Memory Buffer Register (MBR) holds the address of the next instruction.
💡 Hint: Consider what kind of information each register is responsible for.
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Imagine a scenario where the PC and MAR operate simultaneously to fetch data. What potential resource conflicts can occur, and how would you resolve them?
💡 Hint: Think about the sequence of operations and the importance of timing their execution.
Given a hypothetical CPU with a slower memory speed, evaluate how this would affect the overall efficiency of the fetch and execution cycles.
💡 Hint: Consider how effectively the CPU can manage its tasks while awaiting memory operations.
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