Instruction Set Architecture

Table of Contents

Instruction Set Architecture

Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)

Topics for discussion

Prior knowledge assumed

Classifying ISA

Classifying ISA (Contd.)

Classifying ISA (Contd.) - Sample code

Memory Addressing

Addressing modes

Choice of addressing modes

Operations in the instruction set

Behind the scenes operations

Type and size of operands

Encoding an instruction set

Variations in instruction encoding

The role of compilers

The role of compilers (contd.)

The role of compilers (contd.)

Compiler technology and ISA

ISA features to support efficient compiler /code

ISA features...

ISA features … (contd.)

Summarizing the ISA features

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