Practice Bus Architecture (19.4.2) - Introduction to the CPU - Computer Organisation and Architecture

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Question 1.
What does ALU stand for?
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Remember, it's where arithmetic happens!
Question 2.
Name the two types of registers.
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Think about their functions!
3Question 3.
What is the purpose of the ALU in a CPU?
- Data storage
- Arithmetic and logic operations
- Instruction storage
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Think about what calculations a CPU does.
4Question 4.
True or False: The Control Bus carries data between components.
- True
- False
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Recall the specific functions of each bus.
Question 5.
Design a scenario where an ALU is required to perform multiplication but lacks built-in support for it. Explain how micro-routines could solve this issue.
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Think about how repetition can substitute direct calculation.
Question 6.
Analyze the impact of using a single versus multiple bus arrangements on CPU efficiency. Provide an example illustrating bottleneck scenarios.
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Consider the speed trade-offs between single and multiple pathways.

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