31.2.1 - Example Execution of an Instruction
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What does the Memory Data Register (MDR) do?
💡 Hint: Think about data movement within the CPU.
Name one difference between single bus and three bus architectures.
💡 Hint: Consider how data travels.
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What does the MDR temporarily hold?
💡 Hint: Consider the purpose of the MDR.
True or False: Three bus architectures do not require control signals.
💡 Hint: Think about complexity variation.
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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.
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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