10 Questions
What is the term for the collection of different instructions that a processor can execute?
Instruction set
What is the binary code that specifies the operation to be performed in a machine instruction called?
Operation code
What do we call the operands that are inputs for an operation in a machine instruction?
Source operands
What refers to the information required by the processor for execution in each instruction?
Instruction information
What does the next instruction reference in a machine instruction tell the processor?
Where to fetch the next instruction
What is the purpose of logic (Boolean) instructions in a computer?
To operate on the bits of a word as bits rather than as numbers
What represents the value of each symbolic operand in computer instructions?
A fixed binary representation
In which area can source and result operands be located in a computer?
Main or virtual memory
What does it mean if memory-mapped I/O is used in a computer?
The main or virtual memory address must be supplied
What represents the constituent elements of an instruction within a computer?
Fields
Test your knowledge of Chapter 12 Instruction Sets: Characteristics and Functions from William Stallings' book 'Computer Organization and Architecture 10th Edition'. This quiz covers machine instruction characteristics and the operation of the processor.
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