5.1 - Procedure Call Overview
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What is the first step in a procedure call?
💡 Hint: Think of what needs to be remembered before jumping to a subroutine.
What does the stack pointer do?
💡 Hint: It's a kind of reference for where to find information in memory.
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What does the stack pointer indicate?
💡 Hint: Consider what stack management involves.
True or False: The program status word is not necessary to save during a procedure call.
💡 Hint: Think about how programs need to remember their state.
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Explain what happens if a procedure call does not use a stack for context saving.
💡 Hint: Consider the importance of remembering multiple tasks in a project.
Given a procedure that takes two integers and returns their sum, walk through the procedure call steps using stack pointer and program counter.
💡 Hint: Think about how you track your steps while cooking a complex dish.
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