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Answer:

No. beq tests if the same 32-bit pattern is in each register. The pattern can represent anything.


Branch on Not Equal

Here is the bne (branch on not equal) instruction:

bne  u,v,addr   # if register $u != register $v
                #     PC    addr 
                #     (after a delay of one machine cycle.)
                # else
                #     no effect.

QUESTION 12:

Can a branch instruction implement a two-way decision (an if-then-else)?


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