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What is the purpose of the operation code in a machine instruction?
What is the purpose of the operation code in a machine instruction?
- Indicates the result of the operation
- Identifies the source operands
- Determines the location of the next instruction
- Specifies the operation to be performed (correct)
In machine instruction, what does the source operand reference refer to?
In machine instruction, what does the source operand reference refer to?
- Symbolic representation of the opcode
- Next instruction reference
- Results of the operation
- Input for the operation (correct)
How are operands represented in machine language programs?
How are operands represented in machine language programs?
- Symbolically (correct)
- Binary form
- Octal form
- Hexadecimal form
What is the purpose of the result operand reference in a machine instruction?
What is the purpose of the result operand reference in a machine instruction?
Where can an instruction's next instruction reference point to in a processor?
Where can an instruction's next instruction reference point to in a processor?
What is required to construct binary machine instructions from symbolic input in a program?
What is required to construct binary machine instructions from symbolic input in a program?
Which instruction stops instruction execution and places the processor in a halt state?
Which instruction stops instruction execution and places the processor in a halt state?
Which instruction performs no operation and takes up space in the instruction stream?
Which instruction performs no operation and takes up space in the instruction stream?
Which instruction checks the state of one or more status flags in the register?
Which instruction checks the state of one or more status flags in the register?
Which instruction interrupts the current program and runs a specified interrupt program?
Which instruction interrupts the current program and runs a specified interrupt program?
Which instruction transfers program control to a different point in the instruction stream without recording the return information?
Which instruction transfers program control to a different point in the instruction stream without recording the return information?
Which instruction is a multi-byte instruction that does not impact the machine context?
Which instruction is a multi-byte instruction that does not impact the machine context?
What is the primary purpose of data transfer instructions in machine language?
What is the primary purpose of data transfer instructions in machine language?
Which components must be specified in a data transfer instruction?
Which components must be specified in a data transfer instruction?
What is the role of addressing mode in data transfer instructions?
What is the role of addressing mode in data transfer instructions?
In the context of instruction cycle, what is typically the next instruction to be fetched?
In the context of instruction cycle, what is typically the next instruction to be fetched?
When is an explicit reference to the next instruction needed in an instruction cycle?
When is an explicit reference to the next instruction needed in an instruction cycle?
What is the primary purpose of machine instructions categorized as data storage instructions?
What is the primary purpose of machine instructions categorized as data storage instructions?
