Question: Identify the opcode and operand for the instruction 117. Explain what the instruction 117 does. How would we write this using mnemonics (dont forget that

  1. Identify the opcode and operand for the instruction 117.
  2. Explain what the instruction 117 does.
  3. How would we write this using mnemonics (dont forget that instruction requires both an opcode and an operand)?

This is the instruction set for the Little Man Computer by Dr. Stuart Madnick (Little Man Computer.). The opcode is 1 decimal digit; the operand is 2 decimal digits.

* XX refers to a memory address.

Instruction

Mnemonic

Opcode

Operand

Description

Halt

HLT

0

00

Stop running

Add

ADD

1

XX *

Add the contents of the memory address to the Accumulator

Subtract

SUB

2

XX *

Subtract the contents of the memory address from the Accumulator

Store

STA

3

XX *

Store the contents in the Accumulator in the memory address

Load

LDA

5

XX *

Load Accumulator with contents of memory address

Branch always

BRA

6

XX *

Set the PC to the value in the operand

Branch if zero

BRZ

7

XX *

Set the PC to the operand if the Accumulator is zero

Branch if zero or positive

BRP

8

XX *

Set the PC to the operand if the contents of the Accumulator is zero or positive

Input

INP

9

01

Retrieve user input and store in the Accumulator

Output

OUT

9

02

Output the contents of the Accumulator

Data storage

DAT

Label for a memory address; also can have a contents specified

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