6.1 - Computer Organization and Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect
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Practice Questions
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What is the role of the control unit?
💡 Hint: Think about the overall management of instructions.
Define a micro operation.
💡 Hint: Focus on the breakdown of larger operations.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What are the main components of a control unit?
💡 Hint: Focus on the unit's role in data flow.
Is the instruction cycle comprised solely of execution?
💡 Hint: Remember the steps involved.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a complex macro instruction, break it down into its component micro operations and describe the necessary control signals.
💡 Hint: Refer back to basic instructions for guidance.
Design a control unit for a hypothetical computer system with distinctly different bus architectures. Explain your choices for control signals.
💡 Hint: Think about how your architecture might influence performance.
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