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Revisiting Single Bus Architecture

12.2.5 - Revisiting Single Bus Architecture

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Question 1 Easy

What is a single bus architecture?

💡 Hint: Think about how components communicate with each other.

Question 2 Easy

What role does the program counter play?

💡 Hint: Consider it as a pointer to future instructions.

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Question 1

What does the program counter (PC) do?

Stores current instruction
Holds the address of the next instruction
Directs the ALU operations

💡 Hint: Consider the memory address context.

Question 2

Control signals are crucial for which of the following?

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about managing flow and operations.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Explain the variations of control signals when performing an ADD instruction versus a LOAD instruction in a single bus architecture.

💡 Hint: Think about what operations each instruction requires from the ALU.

Challenge 2 Hard

Create a flowchart depicting the entire process of instruction execution in a single bus architecture, highlighting the changes in control signals.

💡 Hint: Break down each step logically.

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