Subsection 07 Microprocessors Flashcards
A clock pulse in processor equipment is to?
Synchronise everything
A computer processor has within it?
ALU, control system, Register
A microprocessor’s operation is limited by?
It’s speed of memory operation
A Priority encoder outputs the?
Highest input
An ALU performs the following?
Input/output, Arithmetic, Logic functions
An RS Flip-Flop in normal use has the Q output high in the set mode and?
Low in the reset mode
How is multiplication achieved in an ALU?
By addition
In a computer the code that fetches correct data and feeds it to the ALU is called?
The instruction set
The arithmetic logic unit ( ALU ) in a central processor unit ( CPU ) carries out?
Computations as instructed
The CPU consists of?
ALU, Timing and control section and Register
The CPU requires a clock to determine the?
Speed of operation
The overall function of a microprocessor is it accepts data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory and provides?
Results as output
The smallest operation of a CPU is?
The time cycle
What is mean’t by the term “ Real time processing”?
In time with the access to the memory
What is the function of a status register in a microprocessor?
To indicate the status of the processor
