Computer Organization and Design MIPS Edition, Fifth Edition: The Hardware/Software Interface (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.24E
Program Plan Intro

Jump instruction:

  • The jump instruction is an unconditional transfer of control. It gave 32 bits address that goes into the PC.
  • The target address is far away from the current PC location. The example of jump instruction is a subroutine calls.

Branch instruction:

  • Branch instruction is a conditional transfer of control.
  • The target address is very close to the current location of PC. The example of branch instruction is loops and if statements.
  • The branch instruction consists of two types. They are:
    • beq (branch equal)
    • bne (branch not equal)

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