16.4 - Program Counter and Instruction Fetching
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Practice Questions
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What is the purpose of the Program Counter (PC)?
💡 Hint: Think about how the PC relates to instruction flow.
Differentiate between unconditional and conditional jumps.
💡 Hint: Remember the behavior of both types of jumps.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What type of jump always executes?
💡 Hint: Think about how each type of jump operates.
True or False: The Program Counter (PC) is incremented after every instruction fetch.
💡 Hint: Remember the function of jumps.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider a situation where a program requires frequent jumps between tasks. Propose a solution for managing the PC efficiently.
💡 Hint: Think about how tasks are managed and how returns might be handled.
Explain how a compiler could optimize jump instructions in a program. Discuss techniques that might be applied.
💡 Hint: Consider how efficiency and redundancy play a role in instruction sets.
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