Practice ADD Instruction Execution - 8.2.2 | 8. Fetch Stage | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 2
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does the program counter (PC) do?

💡 Hint: Think about where the CPU looks to find the next instruction.

Question 2

Easy

What is the Memory Address Register (MAR)?

💡 Hint: Which register is responsible for address handling?

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What role does the program counter (PC) play in instruction execution?

  • It calculates arithmetic operations.
  • It stores data temporarily.
  • It holds the address of the next instruction.

💡 Hint: Consider what direction the CPU needs for its next action.

Question 2

Is clock grouping related to optimizing execution?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about ways to make processes quicker.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Explain the complete instruction execution cycle for an ADD instruction that employs non-immediate addressing. Include all time steps.

💡 Hint: Focus on how information flows from one register to another.

Question 2

Design a sequence for an ADD instruction with both immediate and non-immediate addressing while explaining your reasoning behind the timing of each step.

💡 Hint: Consider how fetching and processing occurs differently in each case.

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