16.2.3 - Basic Steps Involved
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What is the role of the program counter during a jump instruction?
💡 Hint: Think about what needs to happen after an instruction is fetched.
Differentiate between unconditional and conditional jumps in one sentence.
💡 Hint: Consider what conditions need to be checked in conditional jumps.
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What type of jump instruction will always execute its jump regardless of conditions?
💡 Hint: Remember the definition of unconditional jumps.
True or False: Conditional jumps always execute.
💡 Hint: Think about the conditions that govern the execution.
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Design a piece of assembly code that includes both a conditional jump and an unconditional jump. Explain what they would accomplish in a practical application.
💡 Hint: Think about scenarios where user inputs require validation.
Given an initial PC value of 10 and an offset instruction to jump to address 20, calculate the resulting PC value after execution.
💡 Hint: Remember, jumping means adding the offset to the original PC value.
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