Practice Key Factors Guiding Instruction Selection - 8.2.2.1 | Module 8: Code Generation - Building the Machine's Instructions | Compiler Design /Construction
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the purpose of instruction selection in the compilation process?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the relationship between high-level code and machine code.

Question 2

Easy

Name one type of addressing mode.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how operands are accessed in memory.

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Question 1

What does ISA stand for?

  • Instruction Set Architecture
  • Intermediate Symbolic Assembly
  • Instruction Saved Assembly

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what governs how a CPU functions.

Question 2

True or False: Instruction costs are irrelevant to the performance of a program.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall the relationship between instruction costs and executing a program quickly.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Analyze the trade-offs of choosing between different addressing modes in a program where both performance and memory usage are critical factors.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about scenarios where fast access versus memory efficiency is more critical.

Question 2

Design a small code generation plan that utilizes specialized instructions wherever possible and explain your choices.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Map out how your code uses these specialized functions to eliminate redundancy.

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