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What is the purpose of the Program Counter?
Think about where the next instruction is stored.
What does the Memory Buffer Register do?
Consider what happens while data is being fetched or saved.
What does the Program Counter (PC) do?
Consider its role in sequential processing.
True or False: The Memory Buffer Register (MBR) is used to hold the address of the next instruction.
Think about what type of information this register contains.
Explain how a multi-step fetch cycle can be optimized for speed in modern computing.
Think about how modern CPU architecture incorporates parallel processing.
If an error occurs during instruction fetching, what protocols might be in place to handle it?
Consider how error handling is performed in real-time systems.
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