In our setup, the run command displays the execution start address as 0x XXXXXXXXXX. Explain why. SPIM programs can specify the starting address either by start or by main. Our programs used the main...

In our setup, the run command displays the execution start address as 0x00400000.

Explain why.

SPIM programs can specify the starting address either by start or by main. Our

programs used the main label. Discuss the differences between these two methods of

specifying the execution start address.

Take a program from Chapter 13 and ask a friend to deliberately introduce some logical errors into the program. Then use the SPIM debugger to locate and fix the errors.