Practice Immediate Vs. Non-immediate Addressing (23.3.2) - Introduction to Interrupt

Practice: Immediate vs. Non-immediate Addressing

Lesson 23.3.2Introduction to Interrupt

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Question 1.
What is the difference between immediate and non-immediate addressing?
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Think about whether the operand is given in the instruction or needs to be looked up.
Question 2.
What phase does the ICC code '00' represent?
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Recall which phase comes first when executing an instruction.
3Question 3.
What does immediate addressing mean?
- Values are in memory
- Values are in the instruction
- Values are irrelevant
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Think about how operands are being accessed.
4Question 4.
True or False: The Program Counter increments after every instruction is fetched.
- True
- False
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Consider how the processor knows where to go next.
Question 5.
Explain a scenario where using immediate addressing might be more efficient than non-immediate addressing.
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Consider processing time and memory access speed.
Question 6.
Given an interrupt sequence, detail the steps the CPU takes from interrupt detection to resuming normal operation.
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Map out each stage of the CPU's response to ensure clarity.

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