base registers
Base registers or segment registers are used to segment memory. Effective addresses are computed by adding the contents of the base or segment regist…
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index registers
Index registers are used to provide more flexibility in addressing modes, allowing the programmer to create a memory address by combining the content…
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floating point registers
Floating point registers are special registers set aside for floating point math.
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general purpose registers
General purpose registers can be used as either data or address registers. * DEC VAX: 16 word (32 bit) general purpose registers; named R0 throug…
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address registers
Address registers store the addresses of specific memory locations. Often many integer and logic operations can be performed on address registers dir…
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data registers
Data registers are used for temporary scratch storage of data, as well as for data manipulations (arithmetic, logic, etc.). In some processors, all d…
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accumulators
Accumulators are registers that can be used for arithmetic, logical, shift, rotate, or other similar operations. The first computers typically only h…
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