A time sharing system imply
Time sharing places more than one program in memory for shared processing.
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Interrupts which are initiated by an instruction are
Instruction-initiated interrupts are software interrupts triggered by program instructions explicitly.
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The branch logic that provides decision making capabilities in the control unit is known as
Source key marks unconditional, but decision-making branches use conditional transfer.
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A stack pointer is
Stack pointer is 16-bit register indicating beginning of stack memory.
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A stack is
Stack is temporary storage area in read-write memory for execution data.
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Pipelining strategy is called implement
Pipelining implements instruction prefetch, fetching next instructions while current executes.
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CPU does not perform the operation
Source key marks all of above, but CPU performs transfer, logic, and arithmetic operations.
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A complete microcomputer system consists of
Complete microcomputer needs microprocessor, memory, and peripheral equipment together to function.
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Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is l
Program register tracks address of memory location holding next instruction.
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Where does a computer add and compare data?
CPU chip performs addition and comparison during processing operations inside computer.
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