Beginner Assembly Language
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What does LEA do?

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The correct answer is B) Loads the effective address (computed memory address) into a register without accessing memory

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Correct Answer

Loads the effective address (computed memory address) into a register without accessing memory

Explanation

LEA EAX, [EBX + ECX*4 + 8] computes the address and puts it in EAX. Often used for pointer arithmetic or fast multiply tricks.

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