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What is a hardwired control unit?
A control unit where control signals are generated by hardware using conventional logic design techniques.
What is a microprogrammed control unit?
A control unit whose binary control variables are stored in memory.
What is dynamic microprogramming?
It is a more advanced development that permits a microprogram to be loaded initially from an auxiliary memory such as a magnetic disk.
What is control memory in a microprogrammed control unit?
It is the storage to store the microprogram.
What is writeable control memory?
It is a control storage whose contents can be modified, allowing the change in microprogram and instruction set to be changed or modified.
Test your knowledge of control units in computer architecture with this quiz. Explore the differences between hardwired and microprogrammed control units, and learn about dynamic microprogramming.
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