Practice Unit 1 and Unit 2 - 6.3.1 | 6. Control Unit | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 2
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Unit 1 and Unit 2

6.3.1 - Unit 1 and Unit 2

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What are the three main steps in the instruction cycle?

💡 Hint: Remember the acronym 'FDE'.

Question 2 Easy

Define micro-operation.

💡 Hint: Think of it as the building blocks of larger instructions.

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Question 1

What are the three main steps in the instruction cycle?

Fetch
Compute
Execute
Fetch
Decode
Execute
Fetch
Process
Execute

💡 Hint: Use the acronym 'FDE' to remember.

Question 2

True or False: Control signals are not essential for computer operation.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what happens to a computer without direction.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a control unit for a simplified single bus architecture. What considerations must you keep in mind regarding control signals?

💡 Hint: Reflect on how a single pathway constrains data flow.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate the effectiveness of a multiple bus architecture over a single bus architecture. What are the implications on control signal complexity?

💡 Hint: Think about the advantages of dedicated routes for data transfer.

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