Practice Program Counter (29.2.2) - Three Bus Architecture - Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 2

Practice: Program Counter

Lesson 29.2.2Three Bus Architecture

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Question 1.
What does the Program Counter indicate?
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Think about the sequential operation in a program.
Question 2.
How many buses are in a three bus architecture?
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Consider the name of the architecture.
3Question 3.
What is the main role of the Program Counter?
- To perform arithmetic calculations
- To hold the address of the next instruction
- To store data temporarily
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Consider what it means to progress through program instructions.
4Question 4.
True or False: The ALU needs to use temporary registers in a three bus architecture.
- True
- False
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Think about how many steps are required for an operation.
Question 5.
Design a diagram of a three bus architecture that includes the Program Counter, ALU, and various registers. Explain the path data would take through the system.
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Think of how each component interacts within the architecture.
Question 6.
Comparatively analyze how instruction execution time differs between a single bus and a three bus architecture using a process flow.
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Consider how many cycles are needed for data movement.

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