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Consider a hypothetical 64-bit microprocessor having 64-bit instructions composed of two fields: the first byte contains the opcode and the remainder the immediate operand or
Consider a hypothetical 64-bit microprocessor having 64-bit instructions composed of two fields:
the first byte contains the opcode and the remainder the immediate operand or an operand address.
a. What is the maximum directly addressable memory capacity (in bytes)?
b. How many bits are needed for the program counter and the instruction register?
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Intelligent Information And Database Systems 12th Asian Conference ACIIDS 2020 Phuket Thailand March 23 26 2020 Proceedings
Authors: Pawel Sitek ,Marcin Pietranik ,Marek Krotkiewicz ,Chutimet Srinilta
1st Edition
9811533792, 978-9811533792
