Practice Direct Addressing Mode (29.4.2) - Addressing Modes - Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 1
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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the main characteristic of immediate addressing mode?

💡 Hint: Think about how direct or close the access is.

Question 2 Easy

In direct addressing, what does the instruction contain?

💡 Hint: Consider what the instruction tells you where to look.

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Question 1

What is a key advantage of immediate addressing?

Fast execution
Large operand size
Variable addressing

💡 Hint: Think about speed and how the operand is accessed.

Question 2

True or False: Indirect addressing requires only one memory access.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how many steps you need to take to access the data.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a simple assembly code using immediate and direct addressing modes, highlighting the differences in data management.

💡 Hint: Think about how you would write these instructions based on operand types.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate the efficiency of using stack addressing for recursive functions versus using displacement addressing.

💡 Hint: Consider recursive functions' need for variable management.

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