Consider the following processor design characteristics. $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\rm I}.\,\,\,\,\,$$ Register-to-register arithmetic operations only $$\,\,\,...

The size of the data count register of a $$DMA$$ controller is $$16$$ bits. The processor needs to transfer a file of $$29,154$$ kilobytes from disk t...

Consider the following sequence of micro-operations $$\eqalign{ & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,MBR\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \leftarrow PC \cr & \,\,\,...

Consider the following data path of a $$CPU$$ The, $$ALU$$, the bus and all the registers in the data path are of identical size. All operations in...

Consider the following data path of a $$CPU$$ The, $$ALU$$, the bus and all the registers in the data path are of identical size. All operations in...

The microinstructions stored in the control memory of a processor have a width of $$26$$ bits. Each microinstruction is divided into three fields: a m...

Horizontal micro programming

Arrange the following configuration for CPU in decreasing order of operating speeds: Hardwired control, vertical micro- programming, horizontal micro-...

Consider the following datapath of a simple non-pipelined $$CPU.$$ The registers $$A,B,$$ $${A_1},{A_2},$$ $$MDR,$$ the bus and the $$ALU$$ are $$8$$-...

The main difference (s) between a $$CISC$$ and a $$RISC$$ processor is/are that a $$RISC$$ processor typically: