29.3 - Operational Characteristics
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What is the function of the ALU?
💡 Hint: Think of what a calculator does.
How many buses are there in a three bus architecture?
💡 Hint: Count the buses!
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What is the primary function of the ALU?
💡 Hint: Consider what kind of tasks a calculator performs.
In a three-bus architecture, which bus is responsible for writing results back?
💡 Hint: It's the bus that conveys the outcome of calculations.
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Assuming a CPU uses a three-bus architecture, explain how it would handle loading an instruction and executing it, detailing the path of data through the buses.
💡 Hint: Visualize how each component interacts with the buses step by step.
Analyze the impact of multi-bus systems on energy consumption compared to single-bus systems, considering operational efficiency.
💡 Hint: Consider how operational efficiency translates to energy use.
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