Computer Organization Test

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Question 1
What Does MAR stand and what does it do?
Answer 1
It is called memory address register its goal is to hold a memory address
Question 2
What does IR Stand for and what does it do
Answer 2
It stands for instructive register. It holds an instruction code
Question 3
What does AC stand for and what does it do?
Answer 3
It stands for accumulator it is a general purpose register
Question 4
What does DR stand for and what does it do?
Answer 4
It stands for Data register. It holds data
Question 5
What are the three basic fields of instructions
Answer 5
1. opcode, 2. address field, 3. mode field
Question 6
What does opcode do
Answer 6
The goal is Specifies the operation to be performed. # of bis of this field may determine the # of operation types
Question 7
What does Address field do?
Answer 7
Specifies, usually a memory address.
  • The # of bits may determine the size of memory
Question 8
What is mode field
Answer 8
  • Specifies the way the address of the field is interpreted
Question 9
What are the three instructional groups based on accesed components
Answer 9
  1. memory –reference instructions
  2. Register –reference instructions
  3. I/0 instrucitons
Question 10
What does memory reference instructions do
Answer 10
  1. access memory units
  2. Assign opcode 000 – 110
Question 11
What does register reference
Answer 11
It refers to register instructions it access registers in the cpand it assigns opcode 111 with I-lit=0
Question 12
What does I/O do
Answer 12
To access registers, assign opcode 111 with 5-bit= 1
Question 13
Mememory-reference instruction consist of assembly code what are the instruction
Answer 13
1. AND 0002. ADD 0013. Load 0104. Store 0115. 0xxx add direct6 1xxx add direct
Question 14
The CLA instruction does what
Answer 14
It clears ac 7800 (4 hex digit) i. 7=0111, 8=1000, 0=0000, 0=0000
Question 15
The CMA instruction does what
Answer 15
It compliments AC-7200