In MIPS, during the fetch, the PC is incremented by -----------------------. Wha

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In MIPS, during the fetch, the PC is incremented by -----------------------.

What happens to the PC during the fetch? choose all if applicable

a. It gets the address of the instruction to execute.

b. Nothing. It stays the same.

c. It gets the instruction to execute.

d. It is incremented by the size of the instruction.

The initial value of the PC in a MIPS program is ----------------------. Be sure to show the hexadecimal answer with the leading 0x.

What is the value 29 (decimal) in hexadecimal (one byte)? Be sure to show the hexadecimal value with the leading 0x.

Please find the answers below:

1) PC will be incremented by 4 (all instructions were 4 bytes long)

2) c. It gets the instruction to execute.

4) 0x1D; (29)10 = (1D)16

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