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What is the primary interface between a computer's hardware and software?
What is the primary interface between a computer's hardware and software?
- Instruction Set Architecture
- Software Model
- Machine instructions (correct)
- Memory Model
What is the minimum requirement for an instruction set to be able to implement and perform any algorithm?
What is the minimum requirement for an instruction set to be able to implement and perform any algorithm?
- Being a load-store architecture
- Using a 32-bit memory address
- Having a set of 32 general purpose registers
- Being Turing Complete (correct)
What is the main purpose of a computer's general purpose registers?
What is the main purpose of a computer's general purpose registers?
- To address the main memory
- To store the operating system
- To hold the temporary results of calculations (correct)
- To execute machine instructions
What is the maximum amount of memory that can be addressed using the MIPS instruction set?
What is the maximum amount of memory that can be addressed using the MIPS instruction set?
What is the name of the instruction set used in this class?
What is the name of the instruction set used in this class?
What is the term for the combination of an instruction set and its supporting hardware?
What is the term for the combination of an instruction set and its supporting hardware?
What is the purpose of the HI and LO registers in MIPS?
What is the purpose of the HI and LO registers in MIPS?
What is the purpose of the $ra register in MIPS?
What is the purpose of the $ra register in MIPS?
What is the format of an arithmetic instruction in MIPS assembly?
What is the format of an arithmetic instruction in MIPS assembly?
How is the memory address calculated in the Load Word (lw) instruction?
How is the memory address calculated in the Load Word (lw) instruction?
What is the purpose of the 'bne' instruction in MIPS?
What is the purpose of the 'bne' instruction in MIPS?
What is the range of the offset value in the Load Word and Store Word instructions?
What is the range of the offset value in the Load Word and Store Word instructions?
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