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COS26212 Oct/Nov 2022
Oct/Nov 2022
This paper consists of 7 pages plus an appendix.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all questions on word document/answer sheet, convert to pdf before submitting
2. The mark for each question is given in brackets next to the question.
3. The appendix contains a list of x86 Assembly Language instructions
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MEMORANDUM
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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2022
COS2621
Introduction to Programming I
Exam date:2 March 2022
Duration: 2 hrs
Total marks: 90
Welcome to COS2621 exam.
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Question 1: General knowledge [30]
Choose from alternatives (1) to (5) the correct one. Each question counts 2 marks.
a). The exists in one of two states and, in the absence of input, remains in that state.
(1) assert
(2) complex PLD - consists of an arrangement of multiple SPLD-like blocks on a single chip
(3) decoder generates the address of a microinstruction corresponding to the machine instruction to be fetched
(4) flip-flop
(5) oscillators are used to minimize power consumption and provide short startup times.
b). instructions provide computational capabilities for processing numeric data.
(1) Boolean is a result that can only have one of two possible values
(2) Logic data is useful to consider an n-bit unit as consisting of n 1-bit items, each having the value 0 or 1.
(3) Memory is divided into two parts: one part for the OS and one part for the program currently being executed.
(4) Arithmetic
(5)
Comparison is comparing two or more operands; set flag(s) based on outcome
c). NASM is a(n) while DEBUG is a(n) .
(1) compiler, linker and loader
(2) assembler, assembler
(3) assembler, utility to assemble and debug programs
(4) translator, interpreter
(5) compiler, assembler
d). Consider the following assembly language program fragment:
org 0x100
label1: dw 0x76EF
nop
mov ax,ax
nop
Which one of the following statements is true?
(1) 76h is stored in position 101h and EFh is stored in position 100h.
(2) 76h is stored in position 100h and EFh is stored in position 101h.
(3) 67h is stored in position 101h and EFh is stored in position 100h.
(4) 67h is stored in position 100h and EFh is stored in position 101h.
(5) None of the above.
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