Practice Instruction Design (16.1) - Instruction Design - Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 1
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Question 1 Easy

What does the opcode 'ADD R0' do?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens in a simple arithmetic operation.

Question 2 Easy

What is the purpose of the accumulator?

💡 Hint: Recall its function throughout arithmetic operations.

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Question 1

What does the instruction 'SUB M' do?

Adds memory content to accumulator
Subtracts memory content from accumulator
Loads memory content into accumulator

💡 Hint: Think about the operation's name.

Question 2

True or False: The accumulator is used to permanently store data.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the definition of accumulator.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design an instruction set that supports loops and explain how it would manipulate addresses to facilitate this.

💡 Hint: Consider how assembly languages use registers to track positions.

Challenge 2 Hard

Write an assembly language code that calculates the sum of numbers stored in memory locations 1 through 6 and explain the solution.

💡 Hint: Reflect on how effective instruction looping can be implemented.

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