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The ________ specifies the operation to be performed.

• a. source operand reference

• b. opcode

• c. next instruction reference

• d. processor register

A(n) _________ expresses operations in a concise algebraic form using variables.

• opcode

• high-level language

• machine language

• register

There must be ________ instructions for moving data between memory and the registers.

• a. branch

• b. logic

• c. memory

• d. I/O

________ instructions operate on the bits of a word as bits rather than as numbers, providing capabilities for processing any other type of data the user may wish to employ.

• a. Logic

• b. Arithmetic

• c. Memory

• d. Test

_________ instructions provide computational capabilities for processing number data.

• a. Boolean

• b. Logic

• c. Memory

• d. Arithmetic

The x86 data type that is a signed binary value contained in a byte, word, or doubleword, using twos complement representation is _________.

• a. general

• b. ordinal

• c. integer

• d. packed BCD

The _________ instruction includes an implied address.

• a. skip

• b. rotate

• c. stack

• d. push

Which of the following is a true statement?

• a. a procedure can be called from more than one location

• b. a procedure call can appear in a procedure

• c. each procedure call is matched by a return in the called program

• d. all of the above

The entire set of parameters, including return address, which is stored for a procedure invocation is referred to as a _________.

• a. branch

• b. stack frame

• c. pop

• d. push

Which ARM operation category includes logical instructions (AND, OR, XOR), add and subtract instructions, and test and compare instructions?

• a. data-processing instructions

• b. branch instructions

• c. load and store instructions

• d. extend instructions