Central Processing Unit: Instruction Code and Opcode

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What is an instruction code?

A set of bits that specify the operation to be performed by the computer

What are operands in an instruction?

Data read from memory and used as the data to be operated on together with the data stored in the processor register

What is an opcode?

A set of bits representing the basic operations like add, subtract, multiply, shift, and complement

What does the operation code (opcode) consist of?

<p>At least n bits for a given 2^n operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is general register organization?

<p>A part of CPU where data is temporarily stored for processing</p> Signup and view all the answers

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