24.2.2 - Application Objective
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What is a microprogrammed control unit?
💡 Hint: Think about how instructions are executed.
Explain what branching is.
💡 Hint: Consider how different instructions may need different execution paths.
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What is the primary purpose of a microprogrammed control unit?
💡 Hint: Think about what the control unit does in managing processes.
True or False: Every macro instruction corresponds to a unique microinstruction.
💡 Hint: Think about how instruction efficiency might allow for shared code.
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If a system has 20 unique macro instructions, analyze how using a common microprogram structure for 10 of these might optimize memory usage without sacrificing performance.
💡 Hint: Consider how redundancy can be minimized through shared processes.
Design a simple microprogram control that incorporates both horizontal and vertical control formats, explaining how this blending can improve efficiency.
💡 Hint: Think about accessing frequently used data quickly while being space-efficient overall.
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