jz1b0c
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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Try reading some books on assembler,
This is a small abstract
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One major reason for the base and displacement concept is multiprogramming. There is an additional reason for utilising this concept. Accessing an address in terms of a base register expressed as a single hex digit (0-F) and a three position displacement (000-FFF) uses two less digits than standard IBM 6-digit address. Since typical programs consist of hundreds of instructions with dozens of storage addresses that need to be accessed, this savings is substantial and significant. |
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