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diff --git a/mips.html.markdown b/mips.html.markdown index 4134d3fa..45e16e7b 100644 --- a/mips.html.markdown +++ b/mips.html.markdown @@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ gateways and routers. # Programs typically contain a .data and .text sections .data # Section where data is stored in memory (allocated in RAM), similar to - # variables in higher level languages + # variables in higher-level languages # Declarations follow a ( label: .type value(s) ) form of declaration hello_world: .asciiz "Hello World\n" # Declare a null terminated string num1: .word 42 # Integers are referred to as words - # (32 bit value) + # (32-bit value) arr1: .word 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 # Array of words arr2: .byte 'a', 'b' # Array of chars (1 byte each) @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ gateways and routers. # The basic format of these branching instructions typically follow <instr> # <reg1> <reg2> <label> where label is the label we want to jump to if the # given conditional evaluates to true - # Sometimes it is easier to write the conditional logic backwards, as seen + # Sometimes it is easier to write the conditional logic backward, as seen # in the simple if statement example below beq $t0, $t1, reg_eq # Will branch to reg_eq if @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ gateways and routers. ble $t0, $t1, t0_gte_t1 # Branches when $t0 <= $t1 bltz $t0, t0_lt0 # Branches when $t0 < 0 slt $s0, $t0, $t1 # Instruction that sends a signal when - # $t0 < $t1 with reuslt in $s0 (1 for true) + # $t0 < $t1 with result in $s0 (1 for true) # Simple if statement # if (i == j) @@ -289,12 +289,12 @@ gateways and routers. ## MACROS ## _macros: - # Macros are extremly useful for substituting repeated code blocks with a + # Macros are extremely useful for substituting repeated code blocks with a # single label for better readability # These are in no means substitutes for functions # These must be declared before it is used - # Macro for printing new lines (since these can be very repetitive) + # Macro for printing newlines (since these can be very repetitive) .macro println() la $a0, newline # New line string stored here li $v0, 4 @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ gateways and routers. buffer: .space 128 # Allocates a block in memory, does # not automatically clear # These blocks of memory are aligned - # next each other + # next to each other .text la $s0, list # Load address of list |