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In immediate addressing, what does the operand represent?.
- A.The datum itself
- B.The address of the datum
- C.The address of the next instruction
- D.The location of the program counter
Model answer
What a good answer should say
- The datum itself
Explanation
Why this works
With immediate addressing, the operand is the actual datum to be used by the instruction, rather than an address that must be followed.
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