Practice Computer Organization And Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect (14.1)

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Question 1.
What is the purpose of the program counter?
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Think about the flow of instruction execution.
Question 2.
Define direct addressing.
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Consider how operands are accessed in instructions.
3Question 3.
What does the program counter do?
- Fetches the instruction
- Holds the address of the next instruction
- Executes arithmetic operations
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Think about its role in instruction flow.
4Question 4.
True or False: Immediate addressing directly accesses a memory address.
- True
- False
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Consider the meaning of immediate.
Question 5.
Design a sequence of control signals required for direct addressing execution of the instruction 'ADD R1, 40'.
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Map the flow of signals step by step.
Question 6.
Create a flow diagram representing how indirect addressing operates during instruction execution.
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Begin by identifying each step in the execution.

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