Practice Opcode (24.3.1) - Lecture - 10 - Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 1
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Question 1 Easy

What does 'opcode' mean?

💡 Hint: Think about what tells the CPU what to do.

Question 2 Easy

What are operands in an instruction?

💡 Hint: They are what the opcode interacts with.

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Question 1

What is an opcode?

A data structure
The part of a machine instruction that specifies the operation
A type of storage

💡 Hint: Think of what gives the CPU its command.

Question 2

True or False: Zero address instructions specify their operands explicitly.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how operands are handled in stack operations.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a simplified opcode table for a fictional CPU with 5 different operations. Each should have a unique 3-bit opcode.

💡 Hint: Keep it under 8 to fit in 3 bits.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the trade-offs between using three address instructions vs. zero address instructions in CPU design.

💡 Hint: Think about how each approach manages memory and processing power.

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