Practice Bus Architecture (19.4.2) - Introduction to the CPU - Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 1
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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does ALU stand for?

💡 Hint: Remember, it's where arithmetic happens!

Question 2 Easy

Name the two types of registers.

💡 Hint: Think about their functions!

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Question 1

What is the purpose of the ALU in a CPU?

Data storage
Arithmetic and logic operations
Instruction storage

💡 Hint: Think about what calculations a CPU does.

Question 2

True or False: The Control Bus carries data between components.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the specific functions of each bus.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a scenario where an ALU is required to perform multiplication but lacks built-in support for it. Explain how micro-routines could solve this issue.

💡 Hint: Think about how repetition can substitute direct calculation.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze the impact of using a single versus multiple bus arrangements on CPU efficiency. Provide an example illustrating bottleneck scenarios.

💡 Hint: Consider the speed trade-offs between single and multiple pathways.

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