Practice - Understanding Instructions
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Practice Questions
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What are the two main phases of instruction execution?
💡 Hint: Think about how a program processes instructions in the CPU.
What does an opcode represent in an instruction?
💡 Hint: Recall what specifies the action the CPU takes.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What are the two main phases of instruction execution?
💡 Hint: Think about the order in which the CPU handles instructions.
True or False: High-level languages are closer to machine code than assembly languages.
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of high-level versus low-level languages.
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Challenge Problems
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Given an instruction format of 0x8A 0x5C, decode the opcode and the operand. Discuss the implications of what this instruction might perform in a CPU.
💡 Hint: Analyze each component of the instruction based on what is common in instruction sets.
Consider the tradeoffs between low-level and high-level programming languages. Provide a scenario where using a low-level language might be advantageous.
💡 Hint: Think about environments where efficiency is paramount.
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