n instruction set of a processor has 125 signals which can be divided into 5…

GATE · 2005 · IT

n instruction set of a processor has 125 signals which can be divided into 5 groups of mutually exclusive signals as follows:

Group 1 : 20 signals, Group 2 : 70 signals, Group 3 : 2 signals, Group 4 : 10 signals, Group 5 : 23 signals.

How many bits of the control words can be saved by using vertical microprogramming over horizontal microprogramming?

  1. A.

    0

  2. B.

    103

  3. C.

    22

  4. D.

    55

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