10.5.2 - Signaling Read Operations
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What is the purpose of control signals in the CPU?
💡 Hint: Think about what coordination means in a communication context.
What does ALU stand for?
💡 Hint: What does an ALU do within a computer system?
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What does the control unit manage in the CPU?
💡 Hint: Think about who communicates between different CPU parts.
True or False: Multiple components can send data to the bus simultaneously.
💡 Hint: What happens if two parts of the system try to output at the same time?
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Design a scenario where four registers compete to send data to the bus. Describe how control signals prevent data corruption.
💡 Hint: Think about the sequential activation of signals.
Calculate the timing needed for a read operation from memory to a register, given various wait states and signal activations.
💡 Hint: Break down each step sequentially.
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