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Increasing the number of bits available for the op code in an instruction word a

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Question

Increasing the number of bits available for the op code in an instruction word

a) increases the demand on the CPU.

b) increases the number of memory locations that can be addressed.

c) increases the number of instructions available in the instruction set.

d) has no impact on any of the above.

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Programs that execute without privileges are said to execute
a) in user space.

b) in data mode.               

c) in kernel space.                          

d) in privilege space.

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If the Memory address register is 8 bits wide, the number of possible memory addresses is
a) 8                     

b) 16                   

c) 64                   

d) 256

Explanation / Answer

1. b

2. c

3.d

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