Practice Save Program Counter On Function Call (17.4.1) - Unconditional Jump Instruction

Practice: Save Program Counter on Function Call

Lesson 17.4.1Unconditional Jump Instruction

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Question 1.
What does the Program Counter (PC) do?
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Think about what the computer needs to know to keep executing.
Question 2.
Why is it important to save the PC during a function call?
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Think about how jumping around changes the control flow.
3Question 3.
What does the PC represent in a computer's architecture?
- A. Memory location of the current instruction
- B. Address of the next instruction
- C. Data being processed
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Think about what keeps track of what comes next in execution.
4Question 4.
True or False: The stack is used to temporarily save the Program Counter during function calls.
- True
- False
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Recall how functions can jump around locations.
Question 5.
Explain what happens in memory when a function is called, detailing every step from saving the PC to executing the function.
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Break down the process stepwise, including stack operations.
Question 6.
Create a flowchart that represents the steps taken from making a function call to returning from that function, indicating how the stack operates.
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Visualize each important action and its sequence.

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