Practice - Processor Architecture
Practice Questions
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What characterizes accumulator-based architecture?
💡 Hint: Think about where the operations happen.
List one advantage of register-based architecture.
💡 Hint: Consider the relation of registers to processor speed.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What architecture is characterized by using a special register for all operations?
💡 Hint: This type makes frequent memory accesses.
True or False: Register-based architecture typically performs operations faster than accumulator-based architecture.
💡 Hint: Consider where data is stored during processing.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a processor architecture that utilizes both stack-based and register-based mechanics. Discuss the advantages and challenges.
💡 Hint: Consider how to alternate between using the stack and registers.
Explain the trade-offs between implementing a purely accumulator-based architecture versus a pipelined architecture in a microcontroller.
💡 Hint: Think about design complexity versus operational efficiency.
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