Question

What is the range of addresses for jump (j) and the jump andlink (jal) in-

structions in MIPS. Assume the current PC value is 0x10101010?

Answer 1

For 'jump' and the 'jump andlink' intructions in Million Instructions per Second(MIPS), assuming the current Program Counter value

j and jal have v26 address bits

Hence, the range of addresses is

`2^(26) + 4` bits

Additional 4 bits are the 4 upper bits of the PC(Program Counter)