#Only use instructions that have been demonstrated in the lecture slides

#or in the sample code provided.

#This program compares two $($lowercase$)$ strings. It prints if the first string

$($alphabetically$)$

#comes before the second string, if the second string comes before the first

string, or if

#the strings are equal.

#The program will do the following:

# Load the starting addresses of two strings from memory into registers

# Process the data of both strings by comparing each character.

# Once a determination is made, print out one of the three possible outputs

# $($out$1,$ out$2,$ or out$3).$

#Hint: This will require loops$/$branching$/$jumps$.$

$.$text

$.$data

#These are the two strings to compare. You should test the program with other

#string values than just these.

str$1$: $.$asciiz "apply"

str$2$: $.$asciiz "apple"

#The three possible outputs

out$1$: $.$asciiz "The first string precedes the second string"

out$2$: $.$asciiz "The second string precedes the first string"

out$3$: $.$asciiz "The strings are equal"