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What is a micro-program?
Think about how the CPU instructions are implemented.
Name one function of the branch address field.
Consider where a program might need to go next.
What does the branch address field do?
Think about where the program might need to go if a condition is true.
True or False: Multiplexers are used to select an input signal based on multiple choices.
Remember their function in choosing which signal to pass through.
Design a simple micro-program sequence that includes at least one branch instruction and describe how it controls the flow.
Think about common programming structures like if-else!
Explain how using multiplexers can optimize micro-programmed control units compared to hardwired control designs.
Consider what makes multiplexers efficient.
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