Branch Instructions

Question 1

A … contains the address of the next instruction to be executed as one of its operands

Answer 1

branch instructions

Question 2

The instruction contains the target address

Answer 2

Direct

Question 3

The instruction specifies where the target address is to be found

Answer 3

Indirect

Question 4

The instruction specifies the differences between the current and the target address

Answer 4

Relative

Question 5

a branch may also refer to the ..

Answer 5

act of switching execution to a different instruction sequence as a result of executing a branch instruction

Question 6

A branch instruction computes the target address in one of the following ways

Answer 6

1. The target address is the sum of a constant and the address of the branch instruction itself.
2. The target address is the absolute address given as an operand to the instruction.
3. The target address is the address found in the link register.
4. The target address is the address found in the count register.

Question 7

What are the two categories of branch instructions?

Answer 7

1. Unconditional branches
2. Conditional branches

Question 8

These instructions always result in branching

Answer 8

Unconditional branches

Question 9

These branch instructions may or may not cause branching, depending on some specified conditions

Answer 9

Conditional branches