Instruction Sets

The ________ specifies the operation to be performed.

• a. source operand reference

• b. opcode

• c. next instruction reference

• d. processor register

There must be ________ instructions for moving data between memory and the registers.

• a. branch

• b. logic

• c.memory

• d. I/O

____ instructions provide computational capabilities for processing number data.

• a. Boolean

• b. Logic

• c.Memory

• d.Arithmetic

The most fundamental type of machine instruction is the _________ instruction.

• a. conversion

• b. data transfer

• c. arithmetic

• d. logical

The _________ instruction includes an implied address.

• a. skip

• b. rotate

• c. stack

• d. push

Which of the following is a true statement?

• a. a procedure can be called from more than one location

• b. a procedure call can appear in a procedure

• c. each procedure call is matched by a return in the called program

• d. all of the above

The entire set of parameters, including return address, which is stored for a procedure invocation is referred to as a _________.

• a. branch

• b. stack frame

• c. pop

• d. push

In the ARM architecture only _________ instructions access memory locations

• a. data processing

• b. status register access

• c. load and store

• d. branch

A branch instruction in which the branch is always taken is _________.

• a. conditional branch

• b. unconditional branch

• c. jump

• d. bi-endian