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# MIPS Terminology for Larger Groupings of Bits Often several bytes in a row (contiguous bytes) are used, so there is terminology for how many bytes are used. Each manufacturer has their own idea of what to call groupings larger than a byte. The following is valid only for discussing the VAX line of computers. byte -------- eight bits. word -------- four bytes, 32 bits. double word ---- eight bytes, 64 bits. A block of contiguous memory is referred to by the address of its first byte (ie. the byte with the lowest address.) Most MIPS instructions involve a fixed number of bytes (for example, )
QUESTION 10:
| Let's say your applications needs to use 14 bits to represent some quantity. The standard groupings are 8-bit bytes, 16-bit words, and larger. What do you do for your 14 bit quantity?