Practice Freeing The Accumulator (26.3.2) - Single Address Instructions

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Question 1.
What is the function of an accumulator in computations?
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Think about what happens during calculations.
Question 2.
What happens after we add a value to the accumulator?
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Consider the state of the accumulator.
3Question 3.
What is the primary function of the accumulator?
- Store final results
- Hold intermediate computation results
- Calculate final output
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Think about its role during multi-step calculations.
4Question 4.
True or False: In single address instructions, we can use an operand as both a source and destination.
- True
- False
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Consider the limitations of the instruction format.
Question 5.
If you had an accumulator that could also act as a memory unit, how would your approach to freeing it change?
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Think critically about how flexibility impacts instruction length.

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