Practice Register File And Alu Configuration (31.1.3) - Memory and Bus Architecture

Practice: Register File and ALU Configuration

Lesson 31.1.3Memory and Bus Architecture

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Question 1.
Define what MAR stands for and its role in a computer system.
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What does MAR help the CPU to do?
Question 2.
What value does the MDR hold after retrieving data from a memory address?
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It stores data fetched from where?
3Question 3.
What does the MAR stand for?
- Memory Address Register
- Memory Access Register
- Memory Attribute Register
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What is the first word in MAR?
4Question 4.
True or False: In a three-bus architecture, multiple operations can happen simultaneously.
- True
- False
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Think of how many buses are used.
Question 5.
Given a CPU with three registers and a MAR, explain how you would transfer a data value from the MDR to a particular register using both single bus and three-bus architectures. Identify the signals involved.
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Think about how many buses are in use.
Question 6.
Construct a flowchart depicting the data transfer process in both architectures and outline the differences in control signals used during the operations.
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Start with MAR fetching the address.

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