Computer Organization Questions and Answers – Hardwired Control

This set of Computer Organization and Architecture Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Hardwired Control”.

1. ________ are the different type/s of generating control signals.
a) Micro-programmed
b) Hardwired
c) Micro-instruction
d) Both Micro-programmed and Hardwired
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2. The type of control signal is generated based on ________
a) contents of the step counter
b) Contents of IR
c) Contents of condition flags
d) All of the mentioned
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3. What does the hardwired control generator consist of?
a) Decoder/encoder
b) Condition codes
c) Control step counter
d) All of the mentioned
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4. What does the end instruction do?
a) It ends the generation of a signal
b) It ends the complete generation process
c) It starts a new instruction fetch cycle and resets the counter
d) It is used to shift the control to the processor
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5. The Zin signal to the processor is generated using, Zin = T1+T6 ADD + T4.BR…
a) True
b) False
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6. What does the RUN signal do?
a) It causes the termination of a signal
b) It causes a particular signal to perform its operation
c) It causes a particular signal to end
d) It increments the step counter by one
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7. The name hardwired came because the sequence of operations carried out is determined by the wiring.
a) True
b) False
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8. The benefit of using this approach is ________
a) It is cost effective
b) It is highly efficient
c) It is very reliable
d) It increases the speed of operation
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9. The disadvantage/s of the hardwired approach is ________
a) It is less flexible
b) It cannot be used for complex instructions
c) It is costly
d) less flexible & cannot be used for complex instructions
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10. The End signal is generated using, End = T7.ADD + T5.BR + (T5.N+ T4.-N).BRN…
a) True
b) False
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