Practice Instruction Fetch - 12.2.2 | 12. Computer Organization and Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 2
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12.2.2 - Instruction Fetch

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the role of the program counter in a single bus architecture?

💡 Hint: Think about where the CPU looks for its next instruction.

Question 2

Easy

What does the memory address register (MAR) do?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens before data is fetched from memory.

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Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What does the program counter do?

  • Holds the current instruction
  • Tracks the next instruction to fetch
  • Stores the fetched data

💡 Hint: Think about how instructions are processed sequentially in a program.

Question 2

True or False: The control signals are responsible for directing the ALU on what operations to perform.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Recall how signals guide the operations in a CPU.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Discuss how control signals would differ between a simple load instruction versus a complex arithmetic instruction.

💡 Hint: Consider the number of steps involved in executing more complex operations compared to simple memory retrieval.

Question 2

Evaluate the impact of single bus architecture on modern multi-core processors and how they manage instruction execution.

💡 Hint: Think about how processors have evolved to address limitations of traditional architectures.

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