30.1.3 - Control Steps in Single Bus vs Multiple Bus Architecture
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What is the main advantage of multiple bus architectures over single bus architectures?
💡 Hint: Think about how multiple buses can connect to components.
What does a program counter do?
💡 Hint: Consider its role in fetching instructions.
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What is a key advantage of multiple bus architecture?
💡 Hint: Think about how buses handle operations together.
Single bus architectures require more control steps due to:
💡 Hint: Consider how many operations can happen at once.
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Design a simple computer architecture that utilizes both single and multiple bus systems for different tasks. Justify your design choices.
💡 Hint: Consider the nature of the operations that would benefit from parallelism.
Evaluate a scenario where a single bus architecture outperforms a multiple bus architecture despite its advantages.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when operations do not require high-speed processing.
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