CMI

The following four main actions are common to all microprocessors.

The CPU temporarily holds the data it is processing in this workspace. The size of the computer word (number of bits) that can be held in this location affects the computer

This microprocessor component handles arithmetic operations that include integers and logical Boolean operations.

This internal component performs specialized math operations that involve numbers such as exponents and fractions. Modern CPUs include this component as part of their internal design; early CPUs required the purchase of a separate

This type of number includes all positive and negative whole numbers.

This type of number allows the position of the decimal place to move, allowing for the creation of a variety of numbers.

This component acts as the computer

Determine if the statement is true or false. If false, correct the statement. The system bus runs at a higher clock frequency than the CPU.

This special type of memory (SRAM) is a buffer used to store commonly-used instructions and data. Its inclusion in current processor designs is one reason why modern CPUs can achieve such high clock frequencies.

Correct the statement to make it true. The backstreet bus is the high-speed channel dedicated to moving data between the external L2 cache and the CPU.

This processor structure is configured as a sophisticated, data-processing assembly line within the chip.

Processors can only go as fast as the (slowest / fastest) time each segment of the pipeline takes to fetch, decode, execute, and write an instruction.

These instructions are part of the physical design of the processor. They are made up of logic gates.

The CPU receives these two types of information via the system bus.

This type of chip design philosophy incorporates the use of many transistors and logic gates which hardwire instructions onto the chip itself. This provides a large