Practice Case 1: Advantages of Adding R1 into R2 - 30.1.1 | 30. Examples of Multiple Bus Architecture | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 2
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Case 1: Advantages of Adding R1 into R2

30.1.1 - Case 1: Advantages of Adding R1 into R2

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does a bus do in computer architecture?

💡 Hint: Think of it as a highway for data.

Question 2 Easy

What is the role of the Program Counter?

💡 Hint: Consider it the reading guide for the CPU.

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Question 1

What is one of the major benefits of a multiple bus architecture?

More hardware complexity
Faster instruction execution
Less efficient use of resources

💡 Hint: Think about how many operations can happen simultaneously.

Question 2

True or False: A single bus architecture generally requires more control signals than a multiple bus architecture.

True
False

💡 Hint: Compare the differences in data flow for each architecture.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a flowchart to illustrate the instruction fetch and execution process in a multiple bus architecture versus a single bus architecture. Highlight differences in control signals and register usage.

💡 Hint: Visual aids can help simplify complex processes.

Challenge 2 Hard

Develop a comparative analysis explaining how having two registers can impact execution time in both architectures when performing repeated arithmetic operations.

💡 Hint: Consider time savings per operation between designs.

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