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What is the function of the control unit in a digital computer?
To initiate sequences of microoperations.
How is the complexity of a digital system derived?
From the number of sequences of microoperations that are performed.
What is the alternative method for designing the control unit of a digital computer?
Microprogramming.
What is the principle of microprogramming?
An elegant and systematic method for controlling microoperation sequences.
How is a microoperation specified by the control function?
Through a binary variable.
What happens when a control variable is in the opposite binary state?
It does not change the state of the registers in the system.
What are control signals in a bus-organized system used for?
To select paths in multiplexers, decoders, and arithmetic logic units.
What does the control unit initiate in a digital computer?
A series of sequential steps of microoperations.
During any given time, what happens to some microoperations in a digital computer?
Some are initiated, while others remain idle.
What is the significance of the number of different types of microoperations available in a system?
It is finite.
Explore the function of the control unit in digital computers, including the initiation of sequences of microoperations. Learn about the finite number of microoperation types available and the complexity derived from sequences of microoperations. Understand the difference between hardwired control units and microprogramming design alternatives.
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