Compare Branch and Jump Instructions for Computers

EvLer · Jan 13, 2006

how is "branch" instruction different from "jump"?

Thanks in advance.

chroot · Jan 13, 2006

A branch instruction is conditional. If some condition is met, program flow jumps to some other location. If the condition is not met, the next instruction is executed instead.

A jump, on the other hand, is not conditional.

- Warren

matejhowell · Jan 14, 2006

It also sometimes has to do with language you are programming. I believed in 68HC11 code, a jump is for an absolute position, and a branch is relative. Check out the BRA and the JMP commands.

From what I have seen, it is more loose than an absolute definition.

-- MLH

EvLer · Jan 15, 2006

ya, we use 68HC12. Thanks for the explanations.

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