14.3 - Addressing Modes
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Define immediate addressing and provide an example.
💡 Hint: Think about how operands are represented in the instruction.
What is direct addressing?
💡 Hint: Consider how the CPU needs to look up data.
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What is immediate addressing?
💡 Hint: Think about how an instruction would include numerical constants.
True or False: Indirect addressing can reduce instruction length.
💡 Hint: Consider how addressing can save space in instructions.
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Design an instruction that uses indirect addressing, showing the steps and control signals needed.
💡 Hint: Think about how you’ll need to do two memory accesses.
Explain why immediate addressing might be preferred in certain scenarios. Provide a coding example using an assembly language syntax.
💡 Hint: Consider speed and efficiency in design.
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