Practice Application Objective - 24.2.2 | 24. Organization and Optimization of Microprogrammed controlled Control Unit | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 2
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24.2.2 - Application Objective

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is a microprogrammed control unit?

💡 Hint: Think about how instructions are executed.

Question 2

Easy

Explain what branching is.

💡 Hint: Consider how different instructions may need different execution paths.

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a microprogrammed control unit?

  • To manage the execution of macro instructions
  • To store data
  • To perform arithmetic calculations

💡 Hint: Think about what the control unit does in managing processes.

Question 2

True or False: Every macro instruction corresponds to a unique microinstruction.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about how instruction efficiency might allow for shared code.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

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.

Question 2

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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