1.1 - Computer Organization and Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect
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Practice Questions
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What is the purpose of a flag in computer architecture?
💡 Hint: Think about how the CPU uses flags to make decisions in execution.
Define a conditional instruction.
💡 Hint: Consider programming concepts like if-else statements.
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What is a conditional instruction?
💡 Hint: Think about how decisions are made in coding.
True or False: The program counter always increments by 1 for every instruction.
💡 Hint: Consider when jumps could occur.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a small loop in pseudocode that counts from 10 to 0 and uses flags to determine when to exit.
💡 Hint: Think about how iterations should occur.
Explain how using the overflow flag can prevent errors in a program involving addition of large integers.
💡 Hint: Consider scenarios where memory limits matter.
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