Practice Loading Programs Into Memory (16.5.1) - Instruction Design - Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 1
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Loading Programs into Memory

Practice - Loading Programs into Memory

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does the opcode represent in an instruction?

💡 Hint: Think about what an instruction is designed to do.

Question 2 Easy

What is the function of the accumulator?

💡 Hint: Recall how arithmetic operations utilize storage.

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Question 1

What does the opcode in instructions signify?

Data Type
Operation
Address

💡 Hint: Think about what the primary purpose of an instruction is.

Question 2

True or False: The zero flag is set when the accumulator holds a non-zero value.

True
False

💡 Hint: Reconsider how flags are influenced by operation results.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a simple instruction set involving at least five operations with their opcodes, and explain how each would function.

💡 Hint: Think about basic arithmetic operations and memory interactions.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a program that continuously adds values from an array of 10 integers into an accumulator, describe how it would function without direct looping.

💡 Hint: How would you structure repetitive actions in manual steps?

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