Practice Accumulator-based Architecture (14.3.3.1) - Microcontrollers - Part B
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Accumulator-based Architecture

Practice - Accumulator-based Architecture

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the primary function of an accumulator in this architecture?

💡 Hint: Think about the role of temporary storage.

Question 2 Easy

Describe what happens during an instruction operation.

💡 Hint: Focus on where values come from and go.

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Question 1

What does an accumulator primarily store?

Final results only
Interim results
Memory addresses

💡 Hint: Think about what temporary storage means.

Question 2

True/False: The performance of the accumulator-based architecture is faster than that of register-based architecture.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the differences in operand fetching.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Explain how the accumulator architecture would manage a sequence of arithmetic operations involving four numbers.

💡 Hint: Track each fetch and store.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a simple pseudo-instruction set for a hypothetical CPU using accumulator-based architecture. Discuss the complexity and how different instructions interact with the accumulator.

💡 Hint: Consider the simplicity vs. capability in designs.

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