What are the hardware blocks in a computer? correct answers 1. CPU (Central Processing Unit)
2. Memory
3. I/O (Input/Output)
Microprocessor correct answers CPU on a single chip (Intel Pentium)
CU (Control Unit) correct answers translates instructions and generates signals to execute an inst...
ECE 3301 Quiz 1 || with 100% Errorless Solutions.
What are the hardware blocks in a computer? correct answers 1. CPU (Central Processing Unit)
2. Memory
3. I/O (Input/Output)
Microprocessor correct answers CPU on a single chip (Intel Pentium)
CU (Control Unit) correct answers translates instructions and generates signals to execute an
instruction
ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) correct answers performs arithmetic and logic operation
Registers correct answers TBA
PIC18F correct answers -An 8-bit microcontroller (the size of ALU is 8-bit)
-Program memory has 13-bit
-Data memory has 12-bit
That does a program contain? correct answers Contains instructions and data (Addresses identify
instructions and data)
How does a microcontroller obtain the address of the first instruction? correct answers Upon
activating the result pin of the CPU
Types of registers on CPU correct answers At least 4
1. IR (Instruction Register to hold instruction)
2. PC (Program counter to hold the addresses of the instruction)
3. Accumulator (to hold data)
4. MAR (Memory Address Register to hold address of data)
What is a microcontroller? correct answers I/O, memory, CPU, ADC, DAC, Timers on the same
chip
What defines the size of the microcontroller? correct answers ALU
How many ways can data be specified in a program? correct answers Two ways
1. As immediate data (considered as part of the instruction)
2. Data can be specified by an address
Harvard Architecture correct answers program memory and data (memory on separate
memories)
Von Neumann (Princeton) correct answers same memory for instructions and data (program
memory and data memory share the same memory)
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