Practice Execution Phases Of Instructions (7.3.2)

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Question 1.
What are the four phases of the instruction cycle?
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Think of the acronym FDES.
Question 2.
Define a macro instruction.
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Consider how it compares to micro instructions.
3Question 3.
What is the purpose of the program counter?
- To load data into registers
- To point to the next instruction
- To execute operations
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Think about how instructions are fetched.
4Question 4.
True or False: Micro instructions execute in multiple clock cycles.
- True
- False
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Remember how micro instructions operate.
Question 5.
Consider the instruction 'LOAD A, 3030'. Break down this macro instruction into its micro instructions, detailing the fetch, decode, execute, and store phases.
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Map each phase to specific micro instructions.
Question 6.
Discuss a real-world scenario where clock grouping could be applied in processor design. What benefits would this bring?
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Consider how parallel execution benefits overall throughput.

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