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Computer OrganizationCPU Architecture and Addressing ModeshardNAT2 marks
A processor has 16 integer registers (R0..R15) and 64 floating point registers (F0..F63). It uses a 2-byte (16-bit) instruction format. There are 4 instruction types: Type-1: 4 instructions with 3 integer registers (3R) Type-2: 8 instructions with 2 floating point registers (2F) Type-3: 14 instructions with 1 integer register and 1 floating point register (1R + 1F) Type-4: N instructions with 1 floating point register (1F) The maximum value of N is _______
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