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)What are the approaches used to design a Control unit? Brieflycompare them.

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Answer: Control unit is the main unit of CPU which is responsible for handling of the processor's control action. There are two ways to design a control unit :-

  • Hardwired control unit
  • Micro-programmed control unit

Explanation: Comparison of the two control units are as follows:-

  • Hardwired control is comparatively rapid than the micro-programmed control .
  • Hardwired control is circuit type technology and micro-programmed control is software type technology.
  • Hardwired control is based on the RISC architecture and micro-programmed is based on CISC architecture.

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