Branching

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Quiz:  Branching

1. 
True of False: The BC instruction can change the condition code.

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2. 
True or False:The extended branch mnemonics for the BC instruction require a base register; the extended mnemonics for the BRC and BRCL instructions do not.

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3. 
True or False: The extended mnemonics for BL and BM generate the same object code.

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4. 
True or False: The target address of a BC instruction is measured from the first byte of the instruction.

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5. 
True or False: The BC instruction works by changing the instruction address in the PSW.

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6. 
What happens if the branch on a BC instruction is not taken?

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7. 
True or False: A NOP (no operation) is a form of a BC instruction.

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8. 
How is the target address in a branch on condition (BC) instruction specified?

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9. 
True or False: The BC instruction can only jump forward.

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10. 
True or False: The target address of a BC instruction that uses a symbolic address must be defined in the range of a USING statement.

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