22.6.1 - Horizontal Micro-program Technique
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What is the purpose of a micro-program control unit?
💡 Hint: Think about what the control unit's role is in a CPU.
Explain what the branch address field does.
💡 Hint: Consider how programs might need to change flow based on conditions.
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What does the horizontal micro-program technique utilize?
💡 Hint: Think about the method's primary function.
True or False: The branch address field is used when conditions dictate jumping.
💡 Hint: Reflect on conditional programming.
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Design a micro-program control unit's flowchart that illustrates the integration of control signals with a focus on an instruction that requires branching.
💡 Hint: Consider how each control signal can be represented graphically in your flowchart.
Compare and contrast horizontal and vertical micro-programming while considering a scenario with limited memory resources.
💡 Hint: Reflect on how brevity and efficiency in representation impacts execution speed and resource utilization.
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