Question 73Asked in DSSSB TGT Computer Science (Technical), 12 Sep 2025, Shift 2 (1:00 PM)

In designing a microprogrammed control unit, what is stored in the control memory?

  1. AAddressing modes for memory access
  2. BMicroinstructions that define control signals
  3. CMachine-level instructions
  4. DData values used by the CPU
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Correct answer: (B) Microinstructions that define control signals

Explanation

In a microprogrammed control unit, the control memory (usually ROM) holds the microprograms, i.e. sequences of microinstructions whose bits generate the control signals.

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