This paper presents an instruction set simulator of a 32-bit CPU and explains its use in embedded software development. Interaction of the ISS with transaction level model of a complex peripheral ...

At a bare minimum, a CPU is an instruction decoder and an arithmetic logic unit (ALU); the decoder reads instructions from memory and directs the ALU to perform appropriate arithmetic.

A complex instruction set causes the decoder to marshal registers and ALU to perform all the various functions in the right order.

The assessment Reading instructions for self-directed work is a skill that must be taught and learned. For many adults, reading and following directions has become so automatic that it is easy to ...

We monitored decoding skills by repeatedly measuring reading of pseudowords by 9 first-grade students identified as having incipient reading problems. Findings indicate that each student's skill in ...