Practice - 8 Registers and Their Utilization
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Practice Questions
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What does a register do in a CPU?
💡 Hint: Think about the function of memory within a processor.
What does 'opcode' stand for?
💡 Hint: Consider how commands are given to the CPU.
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What does the opcode indicate in an instruction?
💡 Hint: Think about what gets indicated by command actions.
Conditional jumps are used to alter program flow based on conditions. True or False?
💡 Hint: Consider the situation where certain criteria determine execution paths.
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Challenge Problems
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Write a set of instructions that sum values from registers R0 through R3 and store the result in R4, describing each operation.
💡 Hint: Consider every step in the process of combining data.
Design a hypothetical register architecture that allows for more than 8 general-purpose registers and outline how you would implement addressing.
💡 Hint: Think about how to manage the increased complexity and space within instruction sets.
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