Practice Instruction Count vs. Instruction Length - 26.4.1 | 26. Single Address Instructions | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 1
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Question 1

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What is an accumulator in computing?

💡 Hint: Think about where temporary results are kept in a program.

Question 2

Easy

Define instruction count.

💡 Hint: How many commands are processed during operation?

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Question 1

What does the instruction count refer to?

  • The number of bits in an instruction
  • The total number of instructions executed
  • The length of an instruction

💡 Hint: Consider how to measure the operations in a program.

Question 2

Is an accumulator necessary in one-address instructions?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about how values are processed.

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Question 1

How would you optimize the following computation (A + B) * (C + D) using both one-address and two-address instruction formats? Provide a detailed comparison.

💡 Hint: Analyze each step in terms of loading and storing.

Question 2

Develop a simple program simulating a zero-address instruction approach. Explain how this differs in terms of stack usage from the one-address method.

💡 Hint: Visualize how stacks operate and consider the efficiency.

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