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Read the assembly code below; add comments to explain what each line of code is doing;...

Read the assembly code below; add comments to explain what each line of code is doing; in one sentence, explain what this procedure is trying to accomplish

new-proc:
sll $a0, $a0, 24  
srl $a0, $a0, 24  
add $v0, $a0, $zero
jr $ra

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new-proc:        # new-proc function
sll $a0, $a0, 24     # shifts a0 left by 24
srl $a0, $a0, 24     # shifts a0 right by 24
add $v0, $a0, $zero    # set's $a0 to $v0 i.e, $v0=$a0
jr $ra           # returns from this function


# this function set's $v0 with first byte of $a0

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