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What is the primary function of the control unit in a CPU?
What is the primary function of the control unit in a CPU?
Which of the following addressing modes is used when the address of the operand is contained in a register?
Which of the following addressing modes is used when the address of the operand is contained in a register?
What is the purpose of the stack pointer in a CPU?
What is the purpose of the stack pointer in a CPU?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) architecture?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) architecture?
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What is the purpose of the prefetch unit in a CPU?
What is the purpose of the prefetch unit in a CPU?
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The load/store architecture used in RISC processors allows for more addressing modes than the register-memory architecture used in CISC processors.
The load/store architecture used in RISC processors allows for more addressing modes than the register-memory architecture used in CISC processors.
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A CPU with a Harvard architecture can access instructions and data from the same memory space.
A CPU with a Harvard architecture can access instructions and data from the same memory space.
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A microprogram is a sequence of machine instructions that are stored in the control store and executed by the control unit.
A microprogram is a sequence of machine instructions that are stored in the control store and executed by the control unit.
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The fetch-decode-execute cycle of a CPU always involves a single instruction being fetched from memory and executed in a single clock cycle.
The fetch-decode-execute cycle of a CPU always involves a single instruction being fetched from memory and executed in a single clock cycle.
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Virtual memory uses a combination of main memory and secondary storage to provide a larger address space for a program.
Virtual memory uses a combination of main memory and secondary storage to provide a larger address space for a program.
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Test your knowledge of computer organization and architecture concepts from chapters 1-7 of the Navigate Advantage Access for Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture, Sixth Edition textbook. This quiz covers essential topics, including computer systems, number systems, and more.
