Code segment (CS) is a 16-bit register containing address of 64 KB segment with processor instructions. The processor uses CS segment for all accesses to instructions referenced by instruction pointer (IP) register. CS register cannot be changed directly. The CS register is automatically updated during far jump, far call and far return instructions.
In computer architecture, a processor register is a quickly accessible location available to a computer’s central processing unit (CPU). Registers usually consist of a small amount of fast storage, although some registers have specific hardware functions, and may be read-only or write-only. Registers are normally measured by the number of bits they can hold, for example, an “8-bit register”, “32-bit register” or a “64-bit register” (or even with more bits).
Internal architecture of 8086 microprocessor If we study the internal architecture of 8086 microprocessor, we can see that it has two major units; Execution Unit (EU) and Bus Interface Unit (BIU). They are dependent and work with each other. In the following given figure, which is a block diagram of 8086 microprocessor, it can be …
