Practice Return Operations Implementation - 5.3.4 | 5. Procedure Call Overview | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 2
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5.3.4 - Return Operations Implementation

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Question 1 Easy

What does the stack pointer do during a procedure call?

💡 Hint: Think of it as a tracker of where the last item was stored.

Question 2 Easy

Name the first action taken during a procedure call.

💡 Hint: What comes first in the SCR framework?

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Question 1

What happens when a procedure is called?

Context is saved
Registers are cleared
Program execution halts

💡 Hint: Think of SCR.

Question 2

True or False: The stack pointer increments when pushing values to the stack.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember how stacks work!

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Challenge 1 Hard

Consider a scenario where a procedure A calls procedure B, which then calls procedure C. Describe how values are saved and restored at each step.

💡 Hint: Think through the layers of context that need to be maintained.

Challenge 2 Hard

If an error occurs before the return instruction in Procedure A is executed, explain the potential consequences.

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when context isn't properly handled.

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