Practice Designing Micro Instructions (7.3.1)

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Question 1.
What is a micro instruction?
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Think about how it relates to complex instructions.
Question 2.
Name the four phases of the instruction cycle.
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Recall the order of operations.
3Question 3.
What is the definition of a macro instruction?
- A simple instruction
- An atomic instruction executed in a clock cycle
- A complex instruction requiring multiple clock cycles
- A compiler directive
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Remember the definition given in class.
4Question 4.
True or False: Micro instructions are executed over multiple clock cycles.
- True
- False
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Consider the definition of micro instructions.
Question 5.
Design a series of micro instructions for the macro instruction 'LOAD A, 3030' and explain each step in detail.
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Break this down into fetch, decode, and execution phases.
Question 6.
How can different addressing modes influence the design and complexity of corresponding micro instructions? Provide examples.
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Consider the differences in execution between immediate and indirect instructions.

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