Practice Lecture – 06 Execution Of Program And Programming Languages (15.1.1) - Computer Organization and Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect

Practice: Lecture – 06 Execution of Program and Programming Languages

Lesson 15.1.1Computer Organization and Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect

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Question 1.
What is the role of the Program Counter (PC)?
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What does PC stand for?
Question 2.
Describe the role of the Accumulator (AC) in CPU operations.
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What is accumulation?
3Question 3.
What are the two main phases of the fetch-execute cycle?
- Fetch
- Store
- Fetch
- Execute
- Store
- Execute
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Remember the F.E. cycle!
4Question 4.
True or False: The opcode of an instruction determines how the CPU should operate.
- True
- False
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Think of it as the instruction type.
Question 5.
Using an instruction format of 16-bit with a 4-bit opcode, propose different opcodes for three basic operations like addition and subtraction and describe their functionalities.
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Think about the operations you use frequently in programming.
Question 6.
How would you design an instruction for a CPU that needs to store the value from an accumulator into memory? Explain the stages involved.
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What do you call the instruction format part that specifies memory locations?

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