Practice Unit 1 And Unit 2 (6.3.1) - Control Unit - Computer Organisation and Architecture

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Question 1.
What are the three main steps in the instruction cycle?
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Remember the acronym 'FDE'.
Question 2.
Define micro-operation.
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Think of it as the building blocks of larger instructions.
3Question 3.
What are the three main steps in the instruction cycle?
- Fetch
- Compute
- Execute
- Fetch
- Decode
- Execute
- Fetch
- Process
- Execute
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Use the acronym 'FDE' to remember.
4Question 4.
True or False: Control signals are not essential for computer operation.
- True
- False
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Consider what happens to a computer without direction.
Question 5.
Design a control unit for a simplified single bus architecture. What considerations must you keep in mind regarding control signals?
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Reflect on how a single pathway constrains data flow.
Question 6.
Evaluate the effectiveness of a multiple bus architecture over a single bus architecture. What are the implications on control signal complexity?
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Think about the advantages of dedicated routes for data transfer.

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