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Answer:

The program prints "ello SPIM!"


Read Integer, Print Integer

The read integer service reads an entire line of input from your keyboard—all the characters you type up to the newline character. These characters are expected to be ASCII digits '0', '1', .., '9' with an optional leading '-' or '+'. The characters are converted into a 32-bit two's complement representation of the integer which is returned in $v0.

li      $v0,5     # code 5 == read integer
syscall           # Invoke the operating system.
                  # Read in one line of ascii characters.
                  # Convert them into a 32-bit integer.
                  # $v0 <-- two's comp. int.

The print integer service prints the integer represented by the 32 bits in $a0 to the SPIM terminal. Of course, there are many ways that the integer can be placed in $a0, not just lw.

li      $v0,1     # code 1 == print integer
lw      $a0,int   # $a0 == the integer
syscall           # Invoke the operating system.
                  # Convert the 32-bit integer into characters.
                  # Print the character to the monitor.

QUESTION 8:

The print integer prints an integer on the simulated monitor. But what must it do first, before printing?