Practice - Objectives of the Unit
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Practice Questions
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What does the Program Counter (PC) do during an interrupt?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to the instruction being executed.
Name the three phases of the instruction cycle.
💡 Hint: They're often referred to as stages within the instruction cycle.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What happens when an interrupt occurs during instruction execution?
💡 Hint: Think about how urgent tasks are managed in computing.
True or False: The Instruction Cycle Code (ICC) changes based on the current phase of instruction execution.
💡 Hint: Recall how phases of instruction execution are managed.
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Challenge Problems
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Imagine you're designing a CPU that can handle multiple interrupts. How would you modify the current approach to save the state during the interrupt service?
💡 Hint: Consider how each interrupt might be of varying importance and require its handling.
How would the CPU behave if it encountered a high-priority interrupt while executing a critical instruction? Describe the steps it would take.
💡 Hint: Focus on how critical tasks might take precedence in processing order.
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