Practice Prof. Jatindra Kr. Deka (9.1.1) - Prof. Jatindra Kr. Deka - Computer Organisation and Architecture

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Question 1.
What is a microinstruction?
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Think about what the CPU executes.
Question 2.
What does the control bus do?
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Consider paths of communication.
3Question 3.
What function do microinstructions serve in a CPU?
- A. They define device protocols
- B. They are the smallest operational units
- C. They manage memory allocation
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Think about the smallest command the CPU can process.
4Question 4.
True or False: The control unit only uses internal signals to operate.
- True
- False
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Consider interactions with memory and I/O.
Question 5.
Design a scenario where a CPU faces a race condition due to timing mismanagement of control signals. Explain how it happened, and propose a solution.
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Focus on how synchronization issues arise in operation timing.
Question 6.
Analyze how failure in flag signaling could impact the control unit's decision-making during a conditional jump scenario.
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Consider the result of previous operations affecting current decisions.

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