A good argument for MIPS not having a hardware instruction for "branch on less than" is:
A. It can be produced from two simple instructions
B. The space on the silicon to implement the instruction would reduce the size of cache.
C. The complexity of the instruction would stretch the clock cycle for many more, less complicated instructions.
D. Because of its complexity the instruction would sink more power causing the chip to heat up too much.
E. The MIPS assembler can do it.
F. It gives students something to think about.
G. It is a pseudo instruction.
Answer: A. It can be produced from two simple instructions
C. The complexity of the instruction would stretch the clock cycle for many more, less complicated instructions.
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