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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What is the main difference between direct and indirect addressing modes?
💡 Hint: Think about how addresses are specified in each mode.
Question 2
Easy
What does the MAR stand for?
💡 Hint: Consider what role it plays in retrieving data.
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Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What does indirect addressing require before fetching the operand?
- Directly gets the operand
- Fetches the address first
- Uses immediate values
💡 Hint: Recall the layered addressing concept.
Question 2
True or False: Register indirect addressing can help improve execution speed.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Consider how registers compare with memory access times.
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Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
You have an instruction that requires an indirect address to fetch an operand stored in memory. Detail the steps the CPU must follow to successfully load this operand.
💡 Hint: Think through each stage of the processing pipeline.
Question 2
Imagine you're designing a new CPU. How would you optimize the register indirect mode to improve performance? Discuss potential changes.
💡 Hint: Consider how CPU architectures balance speed and resource efficiency as you think through your design.
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