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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
Define the instruction cycle.
💡 Hint: Think of the steps the CPU takes to execute an instruction.
Question 2
Easy
What are micro-operations?
💡 Hint: Consider the steps outlined in the instruction cycle.
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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 sequence of the instruction cycle?
- Decode
- Execute
- Fetch
- Fetch
- Decode
- Execute
- Execute
- Fetch
- Decode
💡 Hint: Remember the initial FDE acronym!
Question 2
True or False: Control signals are generated during the execution phase only.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Think about when data movement begins.
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Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Design a control unit for a hypothetical architecture that includes a dual-bus system capable of handling both memory and register transfers simultaneously.
💡 Hint: Review bus architecture effects on execution speed and efficiency within instruction cycles.
Question 2
Evaluate how different macro instructions would break down into micro instructions and analyze the effect this has on control signal generation.
💡 Hint: Consider ADD, LOAD, and STORE instructions to analyze distinct microoperation sequences.
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