Practice Module Summary (18.4) - Addressing Modes, Instruction Set and Instruction Execution Flow

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Question 1.
What does the ALU do?
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Think about the calculations that the CPU performs.
Question 2.
Name one function of the Control Unit.
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Consider how instructions are executed.
3Question 3.
What does the ALU primarily handle?
- Memory management
- Arithmetic and logical operations
- Input/Output control
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Think of what calculations the CPU undergoes.
4Question 4.
True or False: The Control Unit performs calculations.
- True
- False
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Consider the roles of different CPU components.
Question 5.
Design an instruction that uses both direct and indirect addressing modes in a hypothetical CPU.
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Think about how data location accessing varies.
Question 6.
Explain how the understanding of instruction sets influences the design of high-level programming languages.
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Consider how the CPU's architecture impacts the programming language functionality.

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