Practice Storage Elements - 19.2 | 19. Introduction to the CPU | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 1
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Question 1

Easy

What is the purpose of the ALU?

💡 Hint: Think about what calculations are done in a CPU.

Question 2

Easy

Name one specialized register.

💡 Hint: Consider registers that hold specific data or directions.

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Question 1

What does the ALU stand for?

  • Arithmetic Logical Unit
  • Arithmetic Logic Usage
  • Arithmetic Logic Unit

💡 Hint: Focus on the operations it performs!

Question 2

True or False: The Memory Data Register holds the address of the data being accessed.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about what the MDR contains.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Design a small CPU architecture with at least five general-purpose registers and demonstrate using an instruction flow how an addition operation is performed using the ALU.

💡 Hint: Outline the data flow broadly as it moves through registers and the ALU.

Question 2

Propose potential performance enhancements for a CPU, detailing how changing registers or ALU configurations could improve speed and efficiency.

💡 Hint: Consider how resource allocation can affect processing time.

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