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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What is an opcode?
💡 Hint: Think about the command given to a CPU.
Question 2
Easy
What does it mean if an instruction is fixed-length?
💡 Hint: Remember if they all have a standard size.
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Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What is the primary purpose of an opcode?
- Identifies operands
- Specifies the operation to perform
- Allocates memory
💡 Hint: Think about what tells the CPU what action to take.
Question 2
True or False: Fixed-length instructions are always more space-efficient than variable-length instructions.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Consider how closely each instruction fits the necessary information.
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Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Design an instruction format for a hypothetical CPU that uses 4 bits for opcode and 12 bits for an immediate value. Explain your design decisions.
💡 Hint: Consider the types of operations your CPU needs and the range of immediate values.
Question 2
Explain how the encoding of addressing modes can impact the performance of a CPU. Provide a comparison between immediate and indirect addressing.
💡 Hint: Think about the speed of accessing data and how it flows through the CPU.
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