Practice - Unit Objective
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Practice Questions
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What are the two main phases of program execution?
💡 Hint: Think about the action taken by the CPU when running a program.
Define what an opcode is.
💡 Hint: Focus on the command aspect of an instruction.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the correct sequence of phases in program execution?
💡 Hint: Remember what happens before execution starts.
True or False: An opcode can represent both the operation and its operands.
💡 Hint: Consider the roles of each part of an instruction.
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Challenge Problems
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Using a hypothetical instruction set where the opcode for ADD is '001', and for LOAD is '010', design a small program using these opcodes to sum two numbers from memory locations 400 and 401 into memory location 402.
💡 Hint: Ensure you specify the full instruction sequence and understand the roles of each opcode.
Analyze the use of high-level versus low-level programming languages in terms of speed and ease of maintenance for a project.
💡 Hint: Consider real-world scenarios where either might be more appropriate.
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