Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The value of the mode field determines which addressing mode is to be used.
2. In a system without virtual memory, the effective address is a virtual address or a register.
3. The disadvantage of immediate addressing is that the size of the number is restricted to the size of the address field.
4. With direct addressing, the length of the address field is usually less than the word length, thus limiting the address range.
5. Register addressing is similar to direct addressing with the only difference being that the address field refers to a register rather than a main memory address.


1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. True

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