Practice - Machine Instructions and Assembly Language Programming
Practice Questions
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What does the opcode in a machine instruction specify?
💡 Hint: Think about what the CPU needs to know to execute a command.
Define what a stack is in programming.
💡 Hint: Remember the plate analogy!
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is the main purpose of the opcode in a machine instruction?
💡 Hint: Think about the role of the opcode in execution.
The fetch-decode-execute cycle is critical to which process?
💡 Hint: Consider the steps that the CPU takes to execute commands.
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Challenge Problems
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You are tasked with optimizing a routine written in assembly that currently uses many MOVE instructions. How would you tackle this problem using the concept of macros?
💡 Hint: Think about how macros can eliminate redundancy in your code.
Explain how a stack can be used to handle interrupt service routines (ISRs) in an embedded system. Include the role of the Program Counter in your explanation.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to the CPU state during an interrupt.
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