Interpreting Signed and Unsigned Numbers in Comparison Operations Quiz
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What is the result of $90000075 - 50000075$ when represented in hexadecimal form?

  • $AFFFFF8B$
  • $80000000$
  • $5FFFFFFF$
  • $40000000$ (correct)
  • If the programmer wants to test if [r1] is greater than [r2] considering the operands as unsigned numbers, which branching instruction should be used?

  • BLT (Branch if less than)
  • BGT (Branch if greater than)
  • BHI (Branch if higher) (correct)
  • BEQ (Branch if equal)
  • What condition needs to be satisfied for the BHI branching instruction to take the branch?

  • V = 1
  • N != V
  • !Z
  • C (correct)
  • Which test instruction explicitly updates CPSR on Rn AND Operand2?

    <p>TST</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the comparison N != V represent when considering signed numbers?

    <p>[r1] is greater than [r2]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the 'TST' instruction in ARM assembly language?

    <p>Test if an ASCII character in r0 is lower-case</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When executing CMP r1, r2, what does the computer perform?

    <p>[r1] - [r2]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the 'TEQ' instruction different from the 'CMP' instruction in ARM assembly language?

    <p>TEQ updates CPSR based on logical XOR, while CMP updates based on subtraction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the CMP instruction do in assembly language?

    <p>Compares the contents of two registers and updates the CPSR flags</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which stage of the ARM7 pipeline does the 'decode' phase occur?

    <p>Stage 2: Decode</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of machine code conversion, what does the NE condition stand for?

    <p>Not Equal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the hexadecimal representation '0x2_0010000' represent in ARM assembly language?

    <p>An instruction to update CPSR based on a logical operation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is error handling typically managed in assembly language programming?

    <p>By testing flag bits in the processor's CPSR</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the MVN instruction in ARM assembly language?

    <p>Negate and set the status flags based on logical NOT operation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which instruction is used to invert all bits in a register in assembly language?

    <p>MVN</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When does a branch instruction 'BNE' get executed in ARM assembly language?

    <p>If Z-bit is 0 (result of a previous operation is zero)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When interpreting hexadecimal numbers, what does it mean when [r1] > [r2] if considered as unsigned numbers?

    <p>[r1] is numerically greater than [r2]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a conditional branch instruction in assembly language?

    <p>To execute a section of code only if certain conditions are met</p> Signup and view all the answers

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