Loading the Array Size

Now, you need to get the size of the array. The size is the first word of the data section. Recall that the data section starts at the address 0x10000000. Load the top half of that address into the base register. Then, load the size into register $15.

After that, point the base register at the first word of the array.

## Registers:
##  $8 -- count                     
##  $9 -- pointer to the array entry
## $10 -- current array entry       
## $11 -- sum of all integers       
## $12 -- sum of negative integers
## $13 -- sum of positive integers
## $14 -- pos. or neg. flag
## $15 -- SIZE of the array

## Initialize
main:    ori      $8,$0,0        #  count = 0
         ori      $11,$0,0       #  sum = 0
         ori      $12,$0,0       #  neg = 0
         ori      $13,$0,0       #  pos = 0

              $9,0x1000     #  point at SIZE
         
              $15,0($9)     #  get SIZE
         
         addiu    $9,$9,    #  point to first entry
         

# while  count < SIZE do
loop: 
         . . . .
		 
         j        loop
         sll      $0,$0,0        #  branch delay

        .data
size:   .word  17
array:  .word  12, -1, 8, 0, 6, 85, -74, 23, 99, -30, 30, 95, 4, 7, 10, 28, 14

Answer:

Loading the Array Size

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