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Q)

Explain the branching operations.

Answer:
1.
Branch instruction are the most powerful instruction because they allow
the microprocessor to change the sequence of the program, either unconditionally
or under certain conditions.
2.
Branch instructions instruct the microprocessor to go to a different mem
ory location , and the microprocessor continues executing machine codes from the
new location.
3.
Jump instructions are one of the most important instructions. These inst
ructions specify the memory location explicitly .
They are three byte instructions :one byte for operation code, followed by 16 bi
t address

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