Instructions & Programs

Front

An ALU, control unit, some memory, and a clock can be combined together to make a basic, but functional ___

Back

Central Processing Unit

Front

The thing that makes a CPU powerful is the fact that it is ___

Back

programmable

Front

The CPU is a piece of hardware which is controlled by easy-to-modify ___

Back

software

Front

How many bits of data were contained in each address of the sample computer memory?

Back

8 bits

Front

For our hypothetical CPU, the first four bits of data specified the ___

Back

operation code

Front

For our hypothetical CPU, the second set of four bits of data specified ___

Back

an address or registers

Front

The eight bits of data, “0010 1110”, is much easier to read and understand when it's written as ____

Back

LOAD_A 14

Front

Which component of a computer's central processing unit performs an "ADD" instruction?

Back

the ALU

Front

Which instruction is used to change the order of instructions, or to skip some instructions?

Back

JUMP

Front

The instruction JUMP 0 would cause the program to go ___

Back

back to the beginning