Core War

Question 1

DAT

Answer 1

data (kills the process)

Question 2

MOV

Answer 2

move (copies data from one address to another)

Question 3

ADD

Answer 3

add (adds one number to another)

Question 4

SUB

Answer 4

subtract (subtracts one number from another)

Question 5

MUL

Answer 5

multiply (multiplies one number with another)

Question 6

DIV

Answer 6

divide (divides one number with another)

Question 7

MOD

Answer 7

modulus (divides one number with another and gives the remainder)

Question 8

JMP

Answer 8

jump (continues execution from another address)

Question 9

JMZ

Answer 9

jump if zero (tests a number and jumps to an address if it’s 0)

Question 10

JMN

Answer 10

jump if not zero (tests a number and jumps if it isn’t 0)

Question 11

DJN

Answer 11

decrement and jump if not zero (decrements a number by one, and jumps unless the result is 0)

Question 12

SPL

Answer 12

split (starts a second process at another address)

Question 13

CMP

Answer 13

compare (same as SEQ)

Question 14

SEQ

Answer 14

skip if equal (compares two instructions, and skips the next instruction if they are equal)

Question 15

SNE

Answer 15

skip if not equal (compares two instructions, and skips the next instruction if they aren’t equal)

Question 16

SLT

Answer 16

skip if lower than (compares two values, and skips the next instruction if the first is lower than the second)

Question 17

LDP

Answer 17

load from p-space (loads a number from private storage space)

Question 18

STP

Answer 18

save to p-space (saves a number to private storage space)

Question 19

NOP

Answer 19

no operation (does nothing)