Difference between 2-address instruction and 1-address instructions
Prerequisite – Instruction Formats
1. Two-Address Instructions :
Two-address instruction is a format of machine instruction. It has one opcode and two address fields. One address field is common and can be used for either destination or source and other address field for source.
Example:
X = (A + B) x (C + D)
Solution:
MOV R1, A R1 <- M[A] ADD R1, B R1 <- R1 + M[B] MOV R2, C R2 <- M[C] ADD R2, D R2 <- R2 + D MUL R1, R2 R1 <- R1 x R2 MOV X, R1 M[X] <- R1
2. One-Address Instructions :
One-Address instruction is also a format of machine instruction. It has only two fields. One for opcode and other for operand.
Example:
X = (A + B) x (C + D)
Solution:
LOAD A AC <- M[A] ADD B AC <- AC + M[B] STORE T M[T] <- AC LOAD C AC <- M[C] ADD D AC <- AC + M[D] MUL T AC <- AC x M[T] STORE X M[X] <- AC
Difference between Two-Address Instruction and One-Address Instruction :
| TWO-ADDRESS INSTRUCTION | ONE-ADDRESS INSTRUCTION |
|---|---|
| It has three fields. | It has only two fields. |
| It has one field for opcode and two fields for address. | It has one field for opcode and one field for address. |
| It has long instruction length as compared to one-address. | While it has shorter instruction length. |
| It is slower accessing location inside processor than memory. | It is faster accessing location inside processor than memory. |
| It generally needs two memory accesses. | It generally needs one memory accesses. |
| There may be three memory accesses needed for an instruction. | There is a single memory access needed for an instruction. |
| It can’t completely eliminate three memory access. | It eliminates two memory access completely. |
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