Pros and cons of MIPS relative to instruction set choices

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The discussion evaluates the pros and cons of the MIPS instruction set architecture, specifically focusing on its support for indexed addressing mode and its limitation to word-sized memory access. It concludes that MIPS's design choices, such as avoiding complex addressing modes, enhance memory performance but limit flexibility. The architecture's 32-bit instruction and register size are interconnected, impacting addressability and overall efficiency. The consensus is that MIPS cannot be directly compared to other architectures due to its unique characteristics.

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could someone help me with this, my ideas are sort of not precise

give pros and cons of MIPS relative to these instruction set choices:
1. supporting indexed addressing mode
2. supporting only word-sized access to memory

1. --- dunno, sure if it all were immediate, it would be a mess but other than that, not sure
2. well, all instructions and registers are 32-bits but i think it's all interconnected... i.e. the adressibility and register/instruction size...
anyway... neeeeed some insight
 
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