In MIPS, which instruction is used to load a word from memory into a register?
MIPS follows a Load/Store Architecture, which requires explicit instructions for memory access. The instruction lw (load word) is the standard MIPS instruction used to move a 32-bit (one word) value from a specified address in main memory into a destination General Purpose Register. Conversely, sw (store word) moves a word from a register to memory.
