23.5.2 - Executing Instructions
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What is vertical micro-programming?
💡 Hint: Think about how control signals are managed in a compact way.
What is the function of a decoder?
💡 Hint: How do we access specific control signal outputs?
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What is the primary advantage of vertical micro-programming?
💡 Hint: Consider what it means to optimize memory use.
True or False: Horizontal micro-programming can activate multiple control signals at the same time.
💡 Hint: Think about how multiple signals would interact.
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Analyze a situation in a computational task where multiple control signals need to be activated simultaneously. Discuss how a micro-programmed control unit employing clustering might manage these signals efficiently.
💡 Hint: Consider common operations in data transfer where signals overlap.
Evaluate the performance trade-off between vertical and horizontal micro-programming in a real-world computing scenario involving data-intensive applications.
💡 Hint: Think of applications that constantly read from or write to memory.
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