In register-transfer hardware terminology, what is the branch-logic…
2012
In register-transfer hardware terminology, what is the branch-logic implementation that enables a transfer under a binary control signal called?
Answer: A. Controlled transfer — ConceptRegister-transfer notation separates a control condition from the hardware action that it enables. A conditional transfer describes the logical…
- A.
Controlled transfer
- B.
Conditional transfer
- C.
Unconditional transfer
- D.
No listed transfer category
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Correct answer: A
Concept
Register-transfer notation separates a control condition from the hardware action that it enables.
A conditional transfer describes the logical dependence on a condition, whereas the circuit that gates the destination register load performs a controlled transfer.
Application
The stem asks specifically for the branch-logic hardware implementation that enables a transfer under a binary control signal. That hardware action is termed controlled transfer.
Contrast
Controlled transfer names the hardware operation in which a control signal enables the destination register load.
Conditional transfer describes the logical fact that an operation occurs only when a condition is satisfied; it does not name the hardware-implementation axis asked here.
Unconditional transfer proceeds without a condition test and therefore does not model the stated control-signal decision.
No listed transfer category denies that any named category fits, but controlled transfer directly names the requested hardware operation.
Cross-check
The updated official answer key for UGC NET Computer Science Paper II, June 2012, maps Question 3 to the source value Controlled transfer, consistent with this hardware-implementation distinction.
Therefore, the answer is Controlled transfer.