Instruction Set Architecture Quiz

Which of the following instructions supports procedural call/return instruction?

• Memory management instruction

• Procedural instruction

• Status flags instruction

• Conditional codes instructions

What is the primary purpose of the MOV instruction in the Intel x86 architecture?

• Perform arithmetic operations

• Move data between registers or memory

• Control program flow

• Halt instruction execution

In the x86 instruction set, what is the function of the INS instruction?

• Copies data from the I/O port to the register location

• Copies data from the I/O port to the memory location

• Copies data from the I/O port to the RAM location

• Copies data from the I/O port to the ROM location

Which type of instruction in ARM architectures supports conditional branching?

• Data processing instruction

• Extended instructions

• Branch instruction

• Status register access instruction

What does the RET instruction do in the Intel x86 architecture?

• Calls a subroutine

• Returns control to the instruction after a CALL

• Compares two values

• Moves data between memory locations

Which instruction in the x86 architecture stops instruction execution and places the processor in a halt state?

• NOP

• HLT

• JMP

• CALL

This type of I/O approach issues an I/O command, continues to execute other instructions, and is interrupted by the I/O module when the latter task is complete

• Programmed I/O

• Interrupt-Driven I/O

• Direct Memory Access (DMA)

• None of the above

Which x86 instruction checks the state of status flags and jumps to another instruction if a condition is met?

• CALL

• RET

• Jcc

• NOP

What type of operations do data transfer instructions primarily perform, according to the handout?

• Arithmetic and logic operations

• Input and output operations

• Control operations

• Moving data between memory and registers

Which ARM condition codes allows to change the sign of the given data?

• S

• NP, PO

• B, NAE, C

• A, NBE