Practice Decrement Operation (16.2.1) - Instruction Design - Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 1
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Decrement Operation

Practice - Decrement Operation

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does the decrement operation do?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens to numbers when you subtract one.

Question 2 Easy

What is the opcode for decrementing a memory value?

💡 Hint: Look for the code pattern we discussed.

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Interactive Quizzes

Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning

Question 1

What does the DEC instruction do?

Adds one
Subtracts one
Multiplies by one

💡 Hint: Consider how we discussed decreasing numbers.

Question 2

True or False: An unconditional jump instruction alters execution without conditions.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about what 'unconditional' means in programming.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Write an assembly program that repeatedly decrements a variable until it reaches zero, and then jumps to a specific memory location.

💡 Hint: Use looping until the condition is met.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how incrementing and decrementing could be incorporated in simple robotic control systems.

💡 Hint: Consider movement as an analogy for counting.

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