Practice 8 Registers And Their Utilization (16.1.3) - Instruction Design

Practice: 8 Registers and Their Utilization

Lesson 16.1.3Instruction Design

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Question 1.
What does a register do in a CPU?
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Think about the function of memory within a processor.
Question 2.
What does 'opcode' stand for?
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Consider how commands are given to the CPU.
3Question 3.
What does the opcode indicate in an instruction?
- The operation to perform
- The size of data
- The type of register
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Think about what gets indicated by command actions.
4Question 4.
Conditional jumps are used to alter program flow based on conditions. True or False?
- True
- False
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Consider the situation where certain criteria determine execution paths.
Question 5.
Write a set of instructions that sum values from registers R0 through R3 and store the result in R4, describing each operation.
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Consider every step in the process of combining data.
Question 6.
Design a hypothetical register architecture that allows for more than 8 general-purpose registers and outline how you would implement addressing.
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Think about how to manage the increased complexity and space within instruction sets.

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