16.1 - Computer Organization and Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect
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Practice Questions
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What is the primary role of the Program Counter?
💡 Hint: Think about where a program looks for its next steps.
Name the difference between unconditional and conditional jumps.
💡 Hint: One type acts without checking conditions.
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What type of jump instruction does not check conditions?
💡 Hint: Think about the instruction that just goes where you tell it.
True or False: Conditional jumps can be dependent on the status of flags.
💡 Hint: Remember how your decisions change based on conditions.
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Challenge Problems
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Create an example scenario where a jump instruction must evaluate multiple flags before proceeding. Explain the flow of execution based on these evaluations.
💡 Hint: Map out the flags and their conditions to see the movement through the program.
Design instructions for a control transfer operation that requires saving the current state of multiple registers, not just the PC. How would you implement this?
💡 Hint: Think about how standard programming uses function calls to preserve context.
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