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Instruction in memory has two parts: opcode and operands.
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The opcode identifies the operation that instruction does
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The operands are subjects of the operation, such as data values, registers, or memory addresses.
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Due to variety of opcodes and operands, instructions may occupy different sizes of bytes in memory.
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Instructions with no operands can have implied operands, those that are not explicitly shown.
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Instruction formats:
