A processor has 64 general-purpose registers and 50 distinct instruction…
GATE · 2025 · CS · Set 1 · Computer Science & IT
A processor has 64 general-purpose registers and 50 distinct instruction types. An instruction is encoded in 32-bits. What is the maximum number of bits that can be used to store the immediate operand for the given instruction?
ADD R1, #25 // R1 = R1 + 25
- A.
16
- B.
20
- C.
22
- D.
24
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