Practice Indirect Addressing Mode (14.3.2) - Handling Different Addressing Modes

Practice: Indirect Addressing Mode

Lesson 14.3.2Handling Different Addressing Modes

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Question 1.
What is indirect addressing?
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Think of where the actual operand is stored in relation to the instruction.
Question 2.
How many steps does indirect addressing typically require?
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Remember the roles of fetching and accessing the operands.
3Question 3.
What does indirect addressing use to find an operand?
- Direct memory access
- A pointer in memory
- Constant in instruction
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Think about how indirect addressing is defined.
4Question 4.
True or False: Indirect addressing usually takes fewer steps than direct addressing.
- True
- False
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Consider the relation between the two types of addressing.
Question 5.
Construct a hypothetical instruction using indirect addressing and outline the steps taken during its execution.
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Use your notes on the steps to outline the complete execution.
Question 6.
Design a small program snippet that illustrates the usage of indirect addressing for updating an array's elements.
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Think about how you iterate through arrays and how elements are accessed through pointers.

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