14.2 - Basic Unit Summary
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Practice Questions
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What does the program counter do in the instruction execution process?
💡 Hint: Think about what needs to happen first in an instruction cycle.
Define immediate addressing.
💡 Hint: Recall an instruction example that uses this mode.
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What is the first step in instruction execution?
💡 Hint: Think about where the execution process begins.
True or False: Immediate addressing requires additional memory access compared to direct addressing.
💡 Hint: Consider how the operand is made available in each mode.
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Design a simple assembly instruction sequence for loading data from memory using direct addressing and then storing it after adding a constant.
💡 Hint: Think about the sequence of addressing modes used.
Analyze how the number of cycles differs when executing a direct vs. indirect addressing instruction.
💡 Hint: Consider how many times memory is accessed in each case.
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