25. Simplified Jump Instructions (not x86!)

There are seven jump instructions in the simplified x86 instruction set. They all take the following form:
```
        jxx address
```
The JMP instruction copies the 16-bit value (address) following the opcode into the IP register.

Therefore, the CPU will fetch the next instruction from this new target address.
Effectively, the program jumps from the point of the JMP instruction to the instruction at the target address.
The JMP instruction is called an unconditional jump instruction, it always transfers control to the target address.

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