Question

What does the end instruction do?

(a) It ends the generation of a signal

(b) It ends the complete generation process

(c) It starts a new instruction fetch cycle and resets the counter

(d) It is used to shift the control to the processor

I got this question in semester exam.

My question is from Hardwired Control in portion Memory System of Computer Architecture

Answer 1

Right answer is (c) It starts a new instruction fetch cycle and resets the counter

To elaborate: It is basically used to start the generation of a new signal.