Practice Conclusion Of The Unit And Next Steps (15.4) - Indirect Mode - Computer Organisation and Architecture

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Question 1.
What is immediate addressing mode?
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Think about how constants are used in instruction.
Question 2.
Name a register involved in instruction execution.
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Consider which register holds memory addresses.
3Question 3.
What type of addressing mode directly uses a constant value?
- Direct
- Indirect
- Immediate
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Think about how the operand is represented.
4Question 4.
Indirect addressing typically requires how many memory accesses?
- True
- False
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Recall the definition of indirect addressing.
Question 5.
Explain how the CPU execution alters when switching from indirect to direct addressing modes.
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Consider the steps involved in each mode.
Question 6.
Design an instruction format incorporating at least three addressing modes, detailing how each would execute a basic arithmetic operation.
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Break down the execution steps for clarity.

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