A processor has 40 distinct instructions and 24 general purpose registers. A 32-bit instruction word has an opcode, two register operands and an immediate operand. The number of bits available for the immediate operand field is ____________ [This Question was originally a Fill-in-the-blanks Question]

A processor has 40 distinct instructions and 24 general purpose regist

1.	A processor has 40 distinct instructions and 24 general purpose registers. A 32-bit instruction word has an opcode, two register operands and an immediate operand. The number of bits available for the immediate operand field is ____________ [This Question was originally a Fill-in-the-blanks Question]
A.	16
B.	8
C.	4
D.	32
Answer» B. 8

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