Topic 8 theory

Question 1

Possible areas for source and result operands

Answer 1

Main or virtual memory, cpu register, immediate, i/o device

Question 2

Four instruction types

Answer 2

Data processing, Data storage, data movement and control

Question 3

types of data movement and control

Answer 3

I/O Instructions, Test instructions, branch instructions

Question 4

Stack

Answer 4

Data structure stores data values contiguously in RAM.

Question 5

Stack descending type

Answer 5

Last in First out, Push: decrement stack pointer, Pop read data from stack, then Increment Stack pointer

Question 6

Unsigned x86 Data types

Answer 6

byte( 1 byte = 8 bits)
word( 1 word = 2 bytes = 16 bits)
doubleword (1 doubleword = 4 bytes = 32 bits)
quadword (1 quadword = 8 bytes = 64 bits)

Question 7

ARM Data types

Answer 7

byte( 1 byte = 8 bits), halfword (2 bytes = 16 bits ), word ( 4 bytes = 32 bits)