Practice - Objectives of the Unit
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Practice Questions
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Define an accumulator in the context of a computer's instruction format.
💡 Hint: Think about where intermediate values get stored.
What is a single address instruction?
💡 Hint: It has a common term used to describe its method.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is the purpose of the accumulator in machine instructions?
💡 Hint: Think about the role of the accumulator in calculations.
True or False: A single address instruction can perform a calculation directly without loading values first.
💡 Hint: Consider how many steps are needed.
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Challenge Problems
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Analyze an example where using multiple accumulator operations slows down a process. Suggest an optimized version.
💡 Hint: Consider how many intermediate results are managed.
Create a series of code segments: one using single address instructions and another using a three address instruction. Compare their efficiencies.
💡 Hint: List operations side by side.
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