Co mputer and
Computer Organization Organizatio n and Design
Design Chapter Chapter
4 Vocabulary 4 Vo
Key cabulary
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combi nati onal el ement An operati onal el ement, such as an and GAT E OR an ALU
state el ement A memory el ement such as a regi ster or a memory
asserted T he si gnal i s l ogi cal l y hi gh or true
deasserted T he si gnal i s l ogi cal l y l ow or f al se
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Computer Organization Organizatio n and Design
Design Chapter Chapter
4 Vocabulary 4 Vo
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T he approach used to determi ne when data i s val i d and stabl e rel ati ve to the
cl ocki ng methodol ogy
cl ock
edge-tri ggered cl ocki ng A cl ocki ng scheme i n whi ch al l state changes occur on a cl ock edge
control si gnal A si gnal used f or mux sel ecti on or f or di recti ng the operati on of a f uncti onal uni t
data si gnal contai ns i nf ormati on that i s operated on by a f uncti onal uni t
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Computer Organization Organizatio n and Design
Design Chapter Chapter
4 Vocabulary 4 Vo
Key cabulary
Terms, Definitions & Exam Revision Sheet
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A uni t used to operate on or hol d data wi thi n a processor. I n the MI PS
datapath el ement i mpl ementati on, datapath el ements are; i nstructi on and data memori es, the
regi ster f i l e, the ALU, and adders.
the regi ster contai ni ng the address of the i nstructi on i n the program bei ng
program counter
executed
A state el ement that consi sts of a set of regi sters that can be read and wri tten by
regi ster f i l e
suppl yi ng a regi ster number to be accessed.
used to i ncrease the si ze of a data i tem by repl i cati ng the hi gh-order si gn bi t of
si gn-extend
the ori gi nal data i tem i n the hi gh order bi ts of the l arger, desti nati on data i tem
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Computer Organization Organizatio n and Design
Design Chapter Chapter
4 Vocabulary 4 Vo
Key cabulary
Terms, Definitions & Exam Revision Sheet
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/co mputer-o rganizatio n-
and-design-chapter-4-vo cabulary-3539707
combi nati onal el ement An operati onal el ement, such as an and GAT E OR an ALU
state el ement A memory el ement such as a regi ster or a memory
asserted T he si gnal i s l ogi cal l y hi gh or true
deasserted T he si gnal i s l ogi cal l y l ow or f al se
1
, Co mputer and
Computer Organization Organizatio n and Design
Design Chapter Chapter
4 Vocabulary 4 Vo
Key cabulary
Terms, Definitions & Exam Revision Sheet
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/co mputer-o rganizatio n-
and-design-chapter-4-vo cabulary-3539707
T he approach used to determi ne when data i s val i d and stabl e rel ati ve to the
cl ocki ng methodol ogy
cl ock
edge-tri ggered cl ocki ng A cl ocki ng scheme i n whi ch al l state changes occur on a cl ock edge
control si gnal A si gnal used f or mux sel ecti on or f or di recti ng the operati on of a f uncti onal uni t
data si gnal contai ns i nf ormati on that i s operated on by a f uncti onal uni t
2
, Co mputer and
Computer Organization Organizatio n and Design
Design Chapter Chapter
4 Vocabulary 4 Vo
Key cabulary
Terms, Definitions & Exam Revision Sheet
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/co mputer-o rganizatio n-
and-design-chapter-4-vo cabulary-3539707
A uni t used to operate on or hol d data wi thi n a processor. I n the MI PS
datapath el ement i mpl ementati on, datapath el ements are; i nstructi on and data memori es, the
regi ster f i l e, the ALU, and adders.
the regi ster contai ni ng the address of the i nstructi on i n the program bei ng
program counter
executed
A state el ement that consi sts of a set of regi sters that can be read and wri tten by
regi ster f i l e
suppl yi ng a regi ster number to be accessed.
used to i ncrease the si ze of a data i tem by repl i cati ng the hi gh-order si gn bi t of
si gn-extend
the ori gi nal data i tem i n the hi gh order bi ts of the l arger, desti nati on data i tem
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