Final answer:
Each PEP/9 assembly instruction is converted into its hexadecimal machine code equivalent by understanding its corresponding opcode and operands. 'MOV A, #14' translates to '710E', 'ADD B, A' to '61', 'STO C, B' to '542', and 'HLT' to '00'.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student has asked for the hexadecimal machine language equivalents of a set of assembly language instructions for the PEP/9 simulator, which is commonly used in education to teach principles of computer architecture and assembly language programming. Converting the given assembly instructions to hexadecimal requires understanding of the PEP/9 instruction set, as well as the way operands are encoded in this simulated environment.
- MOV A, #14 is an immediate instruction to move the literal value 14 into the A register. Its machine code would be 71 for the MOV immediate opcode, followed by 0E for the hexadecimal representation of 14.
- ADD B, A is an instruction to add the contents of the A register to B register. The hexadecimal machine code would be 61 where 60 is the ADD instruction and the 1 indicates the A register.
- STO C, B is an instruction to store the contents of the B register into the address contained in the C register. The hex code for the STO instruction is 54, followed by 2 for specifying the C register.
- The HLT instruction, which halts the machine, is represented by the opcode 00.
By considering each separate instruction and their corresponding machine codes, it is possible to understand how to assemble these instructions into hexadecimal machine code for execution on the PEP/9 simulator.