27.3.4 - Comparative Evaluations
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Practice Questions
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What is an explicit jump?
💡 Hint: Think about how code explicitly tells the flow to change.
Describe an implicit jump.
💡 Hint: Consider how optimization might work in a program.
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What differentiates explicit jumps from implicit jumps?
💡 Hint: Think about how each is invoked in code.
True or False: The zero flag indicates whether a result of an operation was zero.
💡 Hint: Recall the function of flags in processes.
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You're designing a microprogram that includes a sequence of operations with multiple conditional jumps. Discuss how you would apply both explicit and implicit jumps to optimize the instruction flow.
💡 Hint: Think about how to minimize jump instructions while maintaining functionality.
Evaluate a scenario where the zero flag is frequently set during a microprogram execution. How would this affect the performance and what changes could you implement to optimize?
💡 Hint: Reflect on the relationship between condition checks and execution flow.
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