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7.3 - Micro Instructions and Instruction Execution

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Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is a macro instruction?

💡 Hint: Think about complexity and clock cycles.

Question 2

Easy

Can you name the four phases of instruction execution?

💡 Hint: Remember the sequence FDES.

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Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What are micro instructions?

  • A. Complex instructions
  • B. Simple instructions executed in one clock cycle
  • C. Instructions requiring multiple cycles

💡 Hint: Consider what 'micro' implies about complexity.

Question 2

True or False: All macro instructions can be executed in a single clock cycle.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Reflect on the definition of macro instructions.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Given a macro instruction that involves several arithmetic and logical operations, break down the instruction into its respective micro instructions and identify how many clock cycles would be required to execute each part.

💡 Hint: Consider how many steps are involved in each part of your macro instruction.

Question 2

Design a simple instruction set and for a specific instruction, identify potential micro instructions. Discuss how clock grouping could optimize the instruction's execution.

💡 Hint: Look at the operations involved and see which ones can run in parallel.

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