Section 5.9
Review Questions
Operation of RAM
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Below is a memory made up of flip-flops. It consists of several 3-bit
words. Circle the three flip-flops that make up one word... any word,
but they must be the same word.
answer...
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Now identify the word select wires, either by a colored pen or
by labeling them.
answer...
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Which wire must have 1 on it before anything happens, reading or writing?
answer...
MA (memory active)
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What value must be on what wire before memory is changed?
answer...
WR (write)
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Fill in the blanks:
AND gates _________________ signals while OR gates ________________ signals.
collect filter
answer...
AND gates filter signals while OR gates collect signals.