Instructions & Programs

Front

An ALU, control unit, some memory, and a clock can be combined together to make a basic, but functional ___

Back

Central Processing Unit

Front

The thing that makes a CPU powerful is the fact that it is ___

Back

programmable

Front

The CPU is a piece of hardware which is controlled by easy-to-modify ___

Back

software

Front

How many bits of data were contained in each address of the sample computer memory?

Back

8 bits

Front

For our hypothetical CPU, the first four bits of data specified the ___

Back

operation code

Front

For our hypothetical CPU, the second set of four bits of data specified ___

Back

an address or registers

Front

The eight bits of data, “0010 1110”, is much easier to read and understand when it's written as ____

Back

LOAD_A 14

Front

Which component of a computer's central processing unit performs an "ADD" instruction?

Back

the ALU

Front

Which instruction is used to change the order of instructions, or to skip some instructions? Options: LOAD, STORE, SKIP, JUMP

Back

JUMP

Front

The instruction JUMP 0 would cause the program to go ___

Back

back to the beginning