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Worksheets1.1.1 Structure of a Processor
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the role of the PC?
Stores the results of calculations made by the ALU
Stores the most recently fetched instruction that is waiting to be decoded and executed
Stores the data that has been fetched from or stored in memory
Keeps track of the memory location of the line of machine code being executed. It changes to point to the next instruction needed for the FDE cycle allowing the program to be executed in sequence
Stores the address of the data or instructions that are to be fetched from or sent to
What is the role of the ACC?
Stores the results of calculations made by the ALU
Stores the most recently fetched instruction that is waiting to be decoded and executed
Stores the data that has been fetched from or stored in memory
Keeps track of the memory location of the line of machine code being executed. It changes to point to the next instruction needed for the FDE cycle allowing the program to be executed in sequence
Stores the address of the data or instructions that are to be fetched from or sent to
Which 2 registers are responsible for processing the address of the next instruction to be executed?
PC and the MDR
MDR an the MAR
CI and the MAR
PC and the MAR
Which part of the CPU is responsible for decoding the instructions?
Control Unit
Cache
RAM
ALU
