Practice Details On Control Signals (12.2.6) - Computer Organization and Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect

Practice: Details on Control Signals

Lesson 12.2.6Computer Organization and Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect

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Question 1.
What does the Program Counter (PC) do?
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Think about how the CPU knows which instruction to execute next.
Question 2.
What are control signals?
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Consider how components communicate during instruction execution.
3Question 3.
What is the purpose of the Program Counter (PC)?
- To hold data
- To point to the next instruction
- To execute operations
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It tracks the sequence of execution.
4Question 4.
True or False: Control signals only work during the fetch phase.
- True
- False
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Consider how instruction execution is carried out.
Question 5.
You are tasked with creating a flowchart that represents the control signals involved in both the fetch and decode phases. Describe the flow of control signals step-by-step.
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Focus on the transitions between registers during each phase.
Question 6.
Analyze an instruction: 'STA 0x0040'. Determine the control signals that would be needed to execute this instruction and explain your reasoning.
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Consider how information is communicated through the control signals.

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