23.6.2 - Constructing Micro-Program Components
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What is a micro-program?
💡 Hint: Think about how low-level programming relates to hardware control.
What does a decoder do?
💡 Hint: Remember the relationship between binary signals and control actions.
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What is the key advantage of vertical micro-programming?
💡 Hint: Consider what vertical approaches aim to achieve.
True or False: Horizontal micro-programming requires less memory than vertical micro-programming.
💡 Hint: Think about how memory allocation differs in both approaches.
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Design a micro-program for a CPU that needs to perform adding and multiplying simultaneously without conflicts in control signals. Discuss how you would apply hybrid micro-programming principles.
💡 Hint: Think about how typical CPU operations interact.
Analyze a case where a purely vertical micro-program slowed a system down. Propose a solution using horizontal or hybrid methods.
💡 Hint: Evaluate the speed requirements versus memory constraints.
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