Practice Data Transfer Operations (12.2.2) - Fetch Cycle - Computer Organisation and Architecture

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Question 1.
What does the Program Counter (PC) do?
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Think about what happens to the addresses of instructions.
Question 2.
Name the two registers involved in the fetch cycle.
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These registers deal with memory addresses and content.
3Question 3.
What does the PC stand for?
- Program Counter
- Process Controller
- Protocol Coordinator
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Remember its core role in instruction execution.
4Question 4.
True or False: The MBR holds the instruction to be executed.
- True
- False
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Think about the function of each register in the fetch process.
Question 5.
Describe how the sequence of instruction execution can be influenced by a programmer.
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Consider how control flow alters the program’s natural timeline.
Question 6.
Analyze how CPU and RAM speeds affect overall system performance, and suggest ways to optimize operations.
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Think about how data access speed impacts execution time in applications.

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