Practice Program Counter And Memory Addressing (12.1.1) - Fetch Cycle - Computer Organisation and Architecture

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Question 1.
What is the function of the Program Counter?
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What does the PC keep track of?
Question 2.
Which register temporarily holds data during the fetch cycle?
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Think of the buffer as a temporary holding place.
3Question 3.
What does the Program Counter do?
- Stores data temporarily
- Holds the address of the next instruction
- Processes the instruction
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Think about what it tracks.
4Question 4.
True or False: The Memory Buffer Register holds the address of the next instruction.
- True
- False
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What does MBR stand for?
Question 5.
Discuss the implications of a faulty Program Counter. How could it affect a CPU's operation?
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What would happen if the PC always pointed to the same address?
Question 6.
Explain how the fetch cycle might differ in a multi-core CPU compared to a single-core CPU.
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How might sharing resources affect the fetch process in multi-core systems?

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