Practice Executing Instructions (23.5.2) - Vertical and Horizontal Micro-Programs

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Lesson 23.5.2Vertical and Horizontal Micro-Programs

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Question 1.
What is vertical micro-programming?
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Think about how control signals are managed in a compact way.
Question 2.
What is the function of a decoder?
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How do we access specific control signal outputs?
3Question 3.
What is the primary advantage of vertical micro-programming?
- A) It allows for simultaneous control signal activation.
- B) It reduces the memory requirements by encoding control signals.
- C) It is easier to implement.
- D) It increases processing speed.
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Consider what it means to optimize memory use.
4Question 4.
True or False: Horizontal micro-programming can activate multiple control signals at the same time.
- True
- False
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Think about how multiple signals would interact.
Question 5.
Analyze a situation in a computational task where multiple control signals need to be activated simultaneously. Discuss how a micro-programmed control unit employing clustering might manage these signals efficiently.
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Consider common operations in data transfer where signals overlap.
Question 6.
Evaluate the performance trade-off between vertical and horizontal micro-programming in a real-world computing scenario involving data-intensive applications.
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Think of applications that constantly read from or write to memory.

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