Practice Example Execution of an Instruction - 31.2.1 | 31. Memory and Bus Architecture | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 2
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Question 1

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What does the Memory Data Register (MDR) do?

💡 Hint: Think about data movement within the CPU.

Question 2

Easy

Name one difference between single bus and three bus architectures.

💡 Hint: Consider how data travels.

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Question 1

What does the MDR temporarily hold?

  • Address
  • Data
  • Control Signals

💡 Hint: Consider the purpose of the MDR.

Question 2

True or False: Three bus architectures do not require control signals.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about complexity variation.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

If a system suffers from high latency due to excessive control signals in a three bus architecture, how might you redesign it to optimize performance?

💡 Hint: Think about how control signals can be simplified.

Question 2

Design an experiment to measure execution speed differences between a single bus and a three bus architecture using a specific instruction set.

💡 Hint: How can you accurately record execution times?

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