Registers and Scratchpad

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What type of information is stored in the General Purpose Registers?

  • Data needed quickly or frequently
  • Intermediate results or data values (correct)
  • Address of next program instruction
  • Signals from external devices

What does the Scratchpad in Registers hold for the currently executing program?

  • Data needed quickly or frequently (correct)
  • Address of next program instruction
  • Information about status of CPU and currently executing program
  • Signals from external devices

How many General Purpose Registers are typically found in current CPUs?

  • Thousands
  • One or two
  • Hundreds
  • Several dozen (correct)

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