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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What does the program counter do?
💡 Hint: Think about what the CPU needs to know to fetch instructions.
Question 2
Easy
What is clock grouping?
💡 Hint: Consider how timing can optimize instruction fetches.
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Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What does the program counter do in the instruction fetching process?
- Stores the instruction
- Provides the address of the next instruction
- Controls the clock speed
💡 Hint: Think about what direction the CPU needs to go next.
Question 2
True or False: Clock grouping optimizes the instruction fetching process by allowing all operations to occur at once.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Consider how dependency affects timing.
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Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Design a hypothetical instruction fetch cycle for an instruction requiring both immediate and non-immediate addressing modes. Outline each micro-instruction step involved.
💡 Hint: Think about how to alternate between direct data accesses and fetching from memory.
Question 2
Create a detailed flowchart depicting the instruction fetching process illustrating clock grouping.
💡 Hint: Consider how each step connects and where timing optimizations may occur.
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