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Course Name: Computer Architecture and Organization
Assignment- Week 0
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ/SA
Number of questions: 10 Total Marks: 10 x 1 = 10
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QUESTION 1:
What is the binary representation of 4510?
a. 101001
b. 111001
c. 101101
d. 101000
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution:
The binary representation can be obtained by repeated division by 2 as:
The correct option is (c).
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QUESTION 2:
Express the hexadecimal number AB2716 in binary?
a. 1010 1011 0010 0111
b. 1010 1111 0011 0111
c. 1011 1011 1010 0111
d. 1011 1010 1010 0111
Correct Answer: a
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Detailed Solution:
The binary representation can be given as:
The correct option is (a).
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QUESTION 3:
Which of the following switching expressions represent the Exclusive-NOR of two variables A
and B?
a. A’B + AB’
b. A’B’ + AB
c. (A + B’)(A’ + B)
d. (A’ + B’)(A + B)
Correct Answer: b, c
Detailed Solution:
The expression for Exclusive-NOR can be given as:
(A ⊕ B)’ = (A’B + AB’)’ = (A+B’)(A’+B) = AA’ + A’B’ + AB + BB’ = A’B’ + AB
The correct options are (b) and (c).
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QUESTION 4:
Suppose A=0111 and B=1010, will there be an end around carry if you subtract B from A using
2’s complement arithmetic?
a. Yes
b. No
Correct Answer: b
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Detailed Solution:
The process involved in A - B is
1. 2’s complement of B is found
2. Then it is added to A
3. If the final carry is 1, it is dropped and the result is positive
4. If there is no carry, the result is negative and in already 2’s complement form
There is no concept of end-around carry in 2’s complement subtraction.
The correct option is (b).
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QUESTION 5:
Consider two 8-bit numbers R1 and R2, with values R1 = 56 (in hexadecimal), R2 = 27 (in
hexadecimal). What will be the value of R1-R3 ?
a. 29
b. 2D
c. 2E
d. 2F
Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution:
The subtraction is
The correct option is (d).
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QUESTION 6:
Consider a NMOS transistor, what should be the value of gate input for which the transistor is
in conducting state? Assume that Logic-1 corresponds to high voltage, and Logic-0 corresponds
to low voltage.
a. Logic 1
b. Logic 0
c. None of the above
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Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution:
NMOS transistor is conducting when gate is at high voltage and do not conduct when it is
at low voltage. To make the NMOS in conducting state, the applied value should be logic 1.
The correct option is (a).
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QUESTION 7:
Consider the figure below, what will be the value of f when ABC = 101, and ABC = 001 ?
A
B f
a. 1 and 0
b. 0 and 1
c. 0 and 0
d. 1 and 1
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution:
When ABC = 101,
NOR(A, B) = (A + B)’ = (1 + 0)’ = 0
NOT(C) = C’ = 1’ = 0
f = NOR(NOR(A, B), NOT(C)) = NOR(0, 0) = (0 + 0)’ = 1
When ABC = 001,
NOR(A, B) = (A + B)’ = (0 + 0)’ = 1
NOT(C) = C’ = 1’ = 0
f = NOR(NOR(A, B), NOT(C)) = NOR(1, 0) = (1 + 0)’ = 0
The correct option is (a).
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QUESTION 8:
How many distinct switching functions of 3 variables are possible?
a. 8
b. 64
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c. 256
d. 1024
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution:
For three variables (n = 3), there are 23 = 8 different input combinations, that is, 8 rows in the
truth table. The total number of ways in which the truth table can be arranged is 28 = 256,
which gives the number of switching functions in 3 variables.
The correct option is (c).
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QUESTION 9:
Which of the following represents the correct order of memory types in terms of speed (fastest
to slowest)?
a. Register, Cache Memory, Main Memory, Secondary Memory
b. Register, Main Memory, Cache Memory, Secondary Memory
c. Cache Memory, Main Memory, Register, Secondary Memory
d. None of these
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution:
Among the four memory types, the fastest is the Register, followed by Cache memory,
Main memory, and Secondary memory, in that order.
The correct option is (a).
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QUESTION 10:
What is the typical main memory capacity in a desktop computer system?
a. 4 Kbytes
b. 4 Mbytes
c. 4 Gbytes
d. 40 Gbytes
Correct Answer: c
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Detailed Solution:
The typical main memory capacity in modern-day desktop systems is a few Gigabytes. It
typically ranges from 1Gbyte to 16 Gbytes.
The correct option is (c).
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