Q1 and Q2, Computer Architecture review

In the ARM architecture, the link register is defined as ___ register

• R14

• R15

• R13

• R18

Which type of issue does occur when the pipeline or portion of the pipeline must stall because conditions do not permit continued execution

• Pipeline hazard

• Pipeline bubble

• Pipeline misleading

• Pipeline halt

This instruction uses as one of the operands the address of the next instruction to be executed

• I/O instruction

• Multiply instruction

• Branch instruction

• Add instruction

What is the type of addressing mode given by the algorithm EA = A?

• Register indirect

• Direct

• Register

• Indirect

List main components of a CPU

• ALU, system bus, control unit

• ALU, registers, control unit

• ALU, registers, internal CPU bus

• ALU, control unit, control paths

Thumb instructions are unconditional, so the condition code field is not used. True or False?

• False

• True

This register contains the instruction most recently loaded

• PC

• IR

• MBR

• MAR

Inputs for the operation are called

• pointers

• variables

• opcodes

• operands

Categories of user-visible registers are

• General purpose, Data, Address, Status

• General purpose, Data, Address, Condition codes

• General purpose, Data, Address, Condition statements

• General purpose, Data, Address

This register contains the address of an instruction to be fetched

• IR

• MBR

• PC

• MAR