Section 5 Chapter 27 - The Processor Instruction Set Flashcards
1
Q
Components of a machine code instruction
A
Opcode (+Addressing mode)
Operand
2
Q
Immediate addressing
A
The operand is the actual value
3
Q
Direct addresing
A
The operand is the memory address of the value
4
Q
Components of an opcode
A
Basic machine operation and addressing mode
5
Q
Processor instruction set
A
A set compromising all the instructions that are supported by the hardware. It is processor specific.