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Compare Hard wired control unit and Microprogrammed control unit.
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Hardwired control unit | Microprogrammed control unit |
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1) Speed is fast. | 1) Speed is slow. |
2) More costlier. | 2) Cheaper. |
3) Occurrence of error is more | 3) Occurrence of error is less |
4) Control functions implemented in hardware | 4) Control functions implemented in software |
5) Not flexible to accommodate new system specification or new instruction redesign is required. | 5) More flexible to accommodate new system specification or new instructions. |
6) Difficult to handle complex instruction sets. | 6) Easier to handle complex instruction sets |
7) Complicated design process. | 7) Orderly, systematic and simple design process. |
8) Complex decoding and sequencing logic. | 8) Easier decoding and sequencing logic |
9) More chip area. | 9) Less chip area. |
10) Application: Mostly RISC microprocessor. |
10) Application: Mainframes some microprocessors |