29.2 - Components of the Three Bus Architecture
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What is the function of the program counter in a CPU?
💡 Hint: Think about how instructions are sequenced.
Name the three buses in the Three Bus Architecture.
💡 Hint: Recall the titles of the buses mentioned.
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What is the main advantage of a Three Bus Architecture over a single bus?
💡 Hint: Think about how bus systems interact.
True or False: The ALU only takes inputs from bus C.
💡 Hint: Review which buses the ALU interacts with.
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Using the Three Bus Architecture, describe how an instruction sequence would be executed more efficiently compared to the single bus architecture.
💡 Hint: Focus on the number of action cycles for completion.
Assuming a scenario where the ALU processes two operations simultaneously, outline how each bus would function during this process.
💡 Hint: Think about input/output passages and timing.
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