Answer
\begin{array}{l}{\text { The HALT operation tells the CPU to stop program execution. If the }} \\ {\text { program is organized as in Figure } 6.6, \text { then without the HALT instruction }} \\ {\text { the CPU will fetch the data value stored in the next memory location }} \\ {\text { after the lassembler to stop the translation process. The assembler is a }} \\ {\text { piece of software that is acting on the source code, loaded into memory, }} \\ {\text { as its "data"; without the END pseudo-op, the assembler will try to }} \\ {\text { translate whatever might be stored in memory after the last legitimate }} \\ {\text { source code statement. }}\end{array}
Work Step by Step
\begin{array}{l}{\text { The HALT operation tells the CPU to stop program execution. If the }} \\ {\text { program is organized as in Figure } 6.6, \text { then without the HALT instruction }} \\ {\text { the CPU will fetch the data value stored in the next memory location }} \\ {\text { after the lassembler to stop the translation process. The assembler is a }} \\ {\text { piece of software that is acting on the source code, loaded into memory, }} \\ {\text { as its "data"; without the END pseudo-op, the assembler will try to }} \\ {\text { translate whatever might be stored in memory after the last legitimate }} \\ {\text { source code statement. }}\end{array}
