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Chapter 15 Control Unit Operation

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It connects to the system bus's address lines. It provides the memory address for a

read or write operation.

Answer:

(a)  

2.

2. In this stage, source operands are fetched. Indirect addressing is used to retrieve the source operand.

Answer:

(a)  

3.

This is the functional or atomic operation of a processor.

Answer:

(a)  

4.

An instruction is fetched from memory at the beginning of each cycle of instructions.

a)

a. Indirect Cycle

b)

b. Execute Cycle

c)

c. Fetch Cycle

d)

d. Micro-Operation

5.

The system bus's data lines are connected to it. It includes the value that will be

saved in memory or the most recent value that was read from memory.

a. Memory Address Register.

b. Instruction Register

c. Program Counter

d. Memory Buffer Register

a)

a. Memory Address Register.

b)

b. Instruction Register

c)

c. Program Counter

d)

d. Memory Buffer Register

6.

At the completion of the execute cycle, a test is made to determine whether any enabled interrupts

have occurred. If so, (a)   occurs.

ANSWER: The Interrupt Cycle

7.

Each phase of (a)   can be decomposed into a sequence of elementary micro-operations.

ANSWER:

8.

It is connected to the address lines of the system bus. It specifies the address in memory for a read or

write operation.

a)

A. Memory address registers (MAR)

b)

B. Memory Buffer Register (MBR)

c)

C. Program Counter (PC)

d)

D. Instruction Register (IR)

9.

The ______, _______, and _______ are simple and predictable. Each involves a small, fixed sequence

of micro-operations and, in each case, the same micro-operations are repeated each time around.

a)

A. FETCH, INSTRUCTION AND INTERRUPT

b)

B. FETCH, INDIRECT, AND INTERRUPT

c)

C. FETCH, INDIRECT AND MICRO OPERATION

d)

D. INDIRECT, MICRO OPERATION AND INTERRUPT

10.

What is ICC?

a)

A. Instruction Cycle Code

b)

B. Indirect Cycle Code

c)

C. Interrupt Cycle Code

d)

D. Integration Cycle Code

11.

What are the basic functional elements of the processor except one?

a)

a. ALU

b)

b. Control Unit

c)

c. RAM

d)

d. Registers

12.

In Execution, the control unit causes the processor to step through a series of micro-operations in the proper sequence, based on the program being executed.

a)

• TRUE

b)

• FALSE

13.

What is the purpose of internal data paths?

4 lines
14.

These are used to store data internal to the processor

Answer:

(a)  

15.

What are the two basic task of a control Unit?

Answer:

(a)  

16.

What controls data transfer to and from the external data busses?

a)

Control Signals

b)

40 pins

c)

Serial Output Data

d)

High Address

17.

What are the functions of pins A15 – A18?

a)

Control Signals

b)

40 pins

c)

Serial Output Data

d)

High Address

18.

In the processor, there is a pin called SOD. What does SOD stand for?

a)

Control Signals

b)

40 pins

c)

Serial Output Data

d)

High Address

19.

How many pins are there in the Intel 8085 processor?

a)

Control Signals

b)

40 pins

c)

Serial Output Data

d)

High Address

20.

List at least 3 pins of the Intel 8085 processor:

4 lines
21.

It is the most practical way to design a somewhat complex controller.

Answer:

(a)  

22.

The standard algorithmic approach to designing the Notes controller utilizing the classical state

table method is used in this method.

Answer:

(a)  

23.

For creating the sequence of control signals, this method relies on the usage of timed delay

elements.

Answer:

(a)  

24.

What is a Hardwired Control Unit?

4 lines
25.

Give the characteristics of Hardwired Control Unit.

4 lines