20.1.2 - Microinstructions and Microprograms
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Practice Questions
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What are microinstructions?
💡 Hint: Think about how they relate to broader instructions.
Define a microprogram.
💡 Hint: What does it manage within a computer?
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What are microinstructions?
💡 Hint: Think about the layer of operations they compose.
True or False: Microprogrammed control units execute faster than hardwired control units.
💡 Hint: Reflect on why fixed circuits might be faster.
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Design a basic microprogram for a system that adds two numbers in registers R1 and R2 and stores the result in R3. Describe the sequence of microinstructions.
💡 Hint: Think about how the ALU operates and registers interact.
Explain how the microprogram counter would handle a jump instruction based on a flag indicating overflow in an add operation.
💡 Hint: Consider how branching changes the flow.
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