15.3.1 - Types of Addressing Modes
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What is indirect addressing?
💡 Hint: Think of it as looking up a street address in a directory.
What does MAR stand for?
💡 Hint: It's a register related to memory locations.
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What is the primary function of indirect addressing?
💡 Hint: Remember the flow of accessing data.
True or False: The Memory Address Register (MAR) holds both data and addresses.
💡 Hint: Think about the roles of different types of registers.
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Given an opcode for an instruction that uses indirect addressing, how would you draw its execution flow in stages? Include each register involved.
💡 Hint: Focus on each register's role step by step.
In a certain application using register indirect addressing, what would be the time complexity advantage over memory indirect addressing? Explain your reasoning.
💡 Hint: Think about how data accesses relate to speed.
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