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Which of the following represents a flag that indicates whether the result of an arithmetic operation was zero?
Which of the following represents a flag that indicates whether the result of an arithmetic operation was zero?
- Parity flag
- Auxiliary carry flag
- Sign flag
- Zero flag (correct)
In a microprocessor, which type of flag would indicate if there was a carry out during an arithmetic operation?
In a microprocessor, which type of flag would indicate if there was a carry out during an arithmetic operation?
- Auxiliary carry flag
- Carry flag (correct)
- Zero flag
- Sign flag
Which addressing mode is essential for software development on a microprocessor according to the text?
Which addressing mode is essential for software development on a microprocessor according to the text?
- Direct addressing mode
- Data-addressing mode (correct)
- Register addressing mode
- Indirect addressing mode
In the MIPS R3000 ISA, what type of architecture-dependent information is reflected by the status flags?
In the MIPS R3000 ISA, what type of architecture-dependent information is reflected by the status flags?
What types of flags are included in many processor architectures such as MIPS RISC?
What types of flags are included in many processor architectures such as MIPS RISC?
Which ALU operation typically sets the condition code flags in the Condition Code Register?
Which ALU operation typically sets the condition code flags in the Condition Code Register?
Which type of instructions store operands in a pushdown stack?
Which type of instructions store operands in a pushdown stack?
In which architecture do register-register instructions have 0 memory operands?
In which architecture do register-register instructions have 0 memory operands?
Which type of instruction in MIPS R3000 ISA would involve dest(reg), src1(reg), src2(mem) operands?
Which type of instruction in MIPS R3000 ISA would involve dest(reg), src1(reg), src2(mem) operands?
What is the purpose of the POP instruction in computer systems?
What is the purpose of the POP instruction in computer systems?
Which instruction is used to copy data from a source to a destination in computer systems?
Which instruction is used to copy data from a source to a destination in computer systems?
In MIPS RISC processor architecture, what does a zero address instruction imply?
In MIPS RISC processor architecture, what does a zero address instruction imply?
What is the purpose of the MIPS architecture originally developed by MIPS Computer Systems, Inc.?
What is the purpose of the MIPS architecture originally developed by MIPS Computer Systems, Inc.?
In the MIPS R3000 ISA, how wide are the general-purpose registers?
In the MIPS R3000 ISA, how wide are the general-purpose registers?
What is the function of the Arithmetic Logical Unit (ALU) in the MIPS R3000 architecture?
What is the function of the Arithmetic Logical Unit (ALU) in the MIPS R3000 architecture?
Which of the following addressing modes is NOT supported by the MIPS R3000 ISA?
Which of the following addressing modes is NOT supported by the MIPS R3000 ISA?
What is a notable feature of MIPS processors that makes them well-suited for portable devices and embedded systems?
What is a notable feature of MIPS processors that makes them well-suited for portable devices and embedded systems?
Which flag in ALU operations indicates an overflow when performing signed arithmetic?
Which flag in ALU operations indicates an overflow when performing signed arithmetic?
