22.1.3 - Micro-program Design
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What is a micro-program?
💡 Hint: Think about how the CPU instructions are implemented.
Name one function of the branch address field.
💡 Hint: Consider where a program might need to go next.
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What does the branch address field do?
💡 Hint: Think about where the program might need to go if a condition is true.
True or False: Multiplexers are used to select an input signal based on multiple choices.
💡 Hint: Remember their function in choosing which signal to pass through.
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Design a simple micro-program sequence that includes at least one branch instruction and describe how it controls the flow.
💡 Hint: Think about common programming structures like if-else!
Explain how using multiplexers can optimize micro-programmed control units compared to hardwired control designs.
💡 Hint: Consider what makes multiplexers efficient.
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