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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What is a control signal?
💡 Hint: Think about how the CPU gets commands.
Question 2
Easy
What does the program counter do?
💡 Hint: Consider what the CPU needs to know next.
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Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What is the main purpose of control signals?
- To provide data storage
- To direct component actions
- To execute instructions
💡 Hint: Think about which part of the computer architecture commands operations.
Question 2
True or False: All instructions will have the same control signal sequence during execution.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Consider if an addition operation is the same as a memory fetch.
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Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Design a control signal sequence for an instruction cycle that includes both arithmetic and memory access operations. Detail each step and the corresponding control signal.
💡 Hint: Follow the execution cycle closely for each instruction step.
Question 2
Critically analyze how the addition of an immediate value to an instruction might change the fetch-execute cycle. Explain how control signals will differ.
💡 Hint: Consider how immediate values change how the CPU interacts with memory.
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