Section 7.5
Review Questions
Fetch/decode/execute cycle
Order the four main stages of the
fetch/decode/execute cycle
. Write 1 next to the first one, 2 next to the second one, etc.
_______ operand fetch _______ instruction fetch _______ execute _______ opcode decode
During which stage is the PC register
always
incremented?
What do we call data that is actually inside the instruction itself and doesn't have to be fetched from memory after the instruction is in the IR register?
Which instructions alter the PC register later in the cycle?
Which instructions of the CSC-1 are unconditional jumps?
Which instructions of the CSC-1 are conditional jumps?
List several commonly used synonyms for
jump
.
List the instruction that does nothing, but merely wastes 1 cycle.
What good is the above instruction?
Which instruction puts an end to the fetch/decode/execute cycle?
Which instructions have no operand fetch stage?