When the code that the assembler generates is actually executing.
This is a very "Computer Science"-like idea. It takes some careful thought to see what is going on. Here is a table:
| What the programmer writes | What the extended assembler translates it into | What the basic assembler translates the code into | What happens at run time |
|---|---|---|---|
li $t1,2 lb $v0,data($t1) |
ori $t1,$0,2 lui $at,4097 addu $at,$at,$t1 lb $v0,0($at)(4097 is the upper half of the address of data.) |
34090002 3c011001 00290821 80220000 |
The first three machine instructions execute, placing the address of the third byte of the array into register $1 . The fourth machine instruction loads the byte at that address into register $2 ( $v0). |
At what index do "C" and Java arrays begin?