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What is the purpose of the SP (Stack Pointer) register?
What is the purpose of the SP (Stack Pointer) register?
In the context of a CPU, what operation is performed when a register's content is stored in the stack?
In the context of a CPU, what operation is performed when a register's content is stored in the stack?
What happens when an endless loop occurs in a computer program?
What happens when an endless loop occurs in a computer program?
What type of applications typically idle through an Infinite Loop?
What type of applications typically idle through an Infinite Loop?
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What can cause an older operating system to become unresponsive?
What can cause an older operating system to become unresponsive?
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How is a register retrieved from the stack?
How is a register retrieved from the stack?
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What does the Program Counter in embedded systems contain?
What does the Program Counter in embedded systems contain?
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What happens to the Program Counter during branch and jump operations?
What happens to the Program Counter during branch and jump operations?
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What is the significance of the reset vector in embedded systems?
What is the significance of the reset vector in embedded systems?
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What happens if developers do not program the reset vector in the final image?
What happens if developers do not program the reset vector in the final image?
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What is the purpose of activating a power-on reset in embedded systems?
What is the purpose of activating a power-on reset in embedded systems?
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Where does the CPU expect to find the first instruction upon reset?
Where does the CPU expect to find the first instruction upon reset?
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What instructs the program that an event has occurred?
What instructs the program that an event has occurred?
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Which type of machine stores the most significant byte of data in the lowest memory address?
Which type of machine stores the most significant byte of data in the lowest memory address?
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What is the consequence of spending too much time servicing an interrupt?
What is the consequence of spending too much time servicing an interrupt?
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How do Little-Endian machines store data in memory?
How do Little-Endian machines store data in memory?
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What type of mechanism are interrupts considered to be?
What type of mechanism are interrupts considered to be?
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In which situation may a processor come out of a sleep mode?
In which situation may a processor come out of a sleep mode?
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