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What does the Processor fetch at a time?
What does the Processor fetch at a time?
- Control signals
- Multiple instructions
- Data from memory
- One instruction (correct)
How are instructions fetched from memory?
How are instructions fetched from memory?
- Random memory locations
- Based on processor speed
- Successive memory locations (correct)
- Based on priority
What is used by the processor to keep track of the next instruction to be fetched?
What is used by the processor to keep track of the next instruction to be fetched?
- Internal processor bus
- Instruction Register (IR)
- Program Counter (PC) (correct)
- Memory Data Register (MDR)
What is loaded with the instruction fetched during the fetch phase?
What is loaded with the instruction fetched during the fetch phase?
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How is the Program Counter (PC) incremented assuming byte addressable memory with a word size of 4 bytes?
How is the Program Counter (PC) incremented assuming byte addressable memory with a word size of 4 bytes?
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