Practice Accumulator Usage In Instructions (26.1.2)

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Question 1.
What is the purpose of the accumulator in programming?
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Think about what role a helper tool plays.
Question 2.
Explain what happens when you 'LOAD A' into the accumulator.
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What do we do with A before using it?
3Question 3.
What is the primary function of an accumulator?
- Holds results
- Stores data permanently
- Caches instructions
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Remember its role during operations.
4Question 4.
True or False: Instructions in single address formats require more commands than three address instructions.
- True
- False
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Think about how the values are handled.
Question 5.
Write a complete instruction set using a single accumulator to compute the expression (A + B) * (C + D) and explain your rationale.
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Make sure to keep track of when you need to load and store values.
Question 6.
Discuss how implementing multiple accumulators could improve the execution of the program above.
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Consider how data could be managed and accessed simultaneously.

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