Microprocessor Architecture and Performance

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Course Outline

  1. Microprocessor Role and Basic Architecture
  2. Control and Processing Units
  3. Instruction Execution Cycle
  4. Instruction Set and Encoding
  5. Programming Languages and Translation
  6. Performance Measures
  7. RISC and CISC Architectures
  8. Pipeline and Advanced Architectures
  9. Cache Memory and Pipeline Hazards
  10. Specialized and Commercial Processors

1. Microprocessor Role and Basic Architecture

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Microprocessor : A complex integrated circuit with very high integration that interprets and executes program instructions.

★ Must-know

  • The basic architecture contains:
    • a control unit
    • a processing unit
    • registers
    • internal buses

Further detail

📌 General-purpose registers handle data at high speed through the internal data bus, whereas address registers or pointers are connected to the address bus.

Memory Hook

UCT: control unit, processing unit, registers linked by buses

2. Control and Processing Units

Key Concepts & Definitions

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1. What is the primary role of a microprocessor in a computer system?

2. What is the primary function of a microprocessor in a computer system?

3. Which set of components represents the basic architecture of a microprocessor?

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What is a microprocessor?

A complex integrated circuit that interprets and executes program instructions.

Microprocessor Basic Architecture

Includes control unit, processing unit, registers, buses.

What components does basic microprocessor architecture include?

Control unit, processing unit, registers, and internal buses.

Program Counter Role

Stores address of next instruction to execute.

What are the main steps performed by the control unit?

It fetches, decodes, executes instructions, and prepares the next one.

ALU Functions

Performs arithmetic and logical operations.

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