Processing

102 Processing notes | PDF
102 Instruction Cycle Example notes | PDF

• machine language, assembly language
• instruction cycle
  • fetch
  • decode
  • execute
  • update
• serial, pipelined, parallel processing

Audio Quick Review (8 min)

Review Questions

This is not work to be turned in for a grade.  They are however very similar to the questions on the Comprehension Quiz. 

1. What is machine language? 
2. What is assembly language?
3. What is the purpose of the program counter?  Why must it be updated?
4. What is the purpose of the instruction cycle -- what does it accomplish?
5. What happens during Fetch?
6. What happens during Decode?
7. What happens during Execute?
8. What happens during  Update?
9. What is serial processing?
10. What is parallel processing?
11. What is required in a computer to do parallel processing?  What is required for pipelined processing?
12. What is pipelined processing?
13. What is overclocking?
14. Where must an instruction be for the CPU to execute it?  Where must data be for the ALU to do operations on it?
15. Does every instruction cycle involve getting an instruction from MM?  Does every instruction cycle involve getting data from MM?  Does every instruction cycle involve the ALU?