UGRD-CPE6354 Embedded Systems

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A memory that is volatile; that is, it does not retain its contents when the power is turned
off. This memory is used to store instructions and data that are temporary and might
change during the course of executing a program.  

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a.
ROM

b.
RAM

c.
Cache
d.
Register
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The technique of data transfer between a microcontroller and an external device is
__________.

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a.
Memory

b.
Peripherals

c.
CPU

d.
I/O
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Provides storage internal to the CPU

Select one:

a.
Arithmetic and Logic Unit

b.
Control Unit

c.
CPU Interconnections

d.
Registers

e.
Data Communication
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The number of cycles per second (Hertz, abbreviated as Hz) is referred to as the Answer
clock speed
.

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The main purpose of this is to translate or decode instructions and generate appropriate
enable signals to accomplish the desired operation.

Select one:

a.
Registers

b.
Control Unit

c.
Memory

d.
Arithmetic and Logic Unit

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This bus consists of a number of signals that are used to synchronize operation of the
individual microcomputer elements.

Select one:

a.
I/O Bus

b.
Data Bus

c.
Peripheral

d.
Control Bus
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ALU

 Answer   executes all the instructions and performs arithmetic and logic operations
on data.
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It stores data addressed by MAR.

Select one:

a.
Instruction Register

b.
Program Counter

c.
Memory Address Register

d.
General Purpose Register
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A memory that can only be read and is nonvolatile; that is, it retains its contents when the
power is turned off. This memory is typically used to store instructions and data that do not
change.

Select one:

a.
Cache

b.
Register

c.
ROM

d.
RAM
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Invented in the mid-1980s by Toshiba, is designed using a combination of EPROM and
E2PROM technologies.
Select one:

a.
Main Memory

b.
Process Memory

c.
Electromechanical Memory

d.
Flash Memory
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bus

A number of wires called Answer  are normally used to transfer data in and out of a
digital processing system.

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Controls the operation of the CPU and hence the computer

Select one:

a.
Registers

b.
Data Communication

c.
CPU Interconnections

d.
Control Unit

e.
Arithmetic and Logic Unit

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MAR

Answer  contains the address of data. The CPU uses the address, which is stored in
this register, as a direct pointer to memory. The contents of the address are the actual data
that is being transferred.

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Algorithm is procedure for solving a problem through a series of finite and specific steps.

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False

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Some mechanism that provides for communication among the control unit, ALU, and
registers

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a.
Control Unit
b.
Data Communication

c.
Registers

d.
CPU Interconnections

e.
Arithmetic and Logic Unit

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In this phase, the control unit generates the address of the next instruction to be executed
and loads it into the program counter.

Select one:

a.
Instruction Interpretation
b.
Instruction Sequencing

c.
Instruction Interpolation

d.
Instruction Manipulation

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program cou

 Answer  contains the address of the instruction. This normally contains the
address of the next instruction to be executed.

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Binary equivalent of 8510.
Select one:

a.
01010111

b.
00101010

c.
11010101

d.
01010101

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The operation of each individual component as part of the structure

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a.
Function

b.
Structure

c.
Hierarchical System

d.
Computer Organization

e.
Computer Architecture

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These buses connect the CPU to each of the ROM, RAM, and I/O chips so that information
transfer between the CPU and any of the other elements can take place.

internal busses
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These registers are used to hold temporary results when a computation is in progress.

Select one:

a.
Process Memory

b.
Main Memory

c.
Flash Memory

d.
Electromechanical Memory

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Boolean Algebra is the mathematical basis for logic design and establishes the means by
which a task’s defining rules are represented digitally.

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True
False

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Decimal equivalent of 111011002

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a.
263

b.
250

c.
236

d.
154
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Structure is way in which the components are interrelated.

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False

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The purpose of using RISC architecture is to maximize speed by reducing clock cycles per
instruction.

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Computer organization refers to those attributes of a system visible to a programmer or,
put another way, those attributes that have a direct impact on the logical execution of a
program.

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True
False

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The technique of data transfer between a microcontroller and an external device
is __________.

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a.
I/O

b.
Memory

c.
CPU

d.
Peripherals

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 They are called ___________ because of their ability to behave as both metals and nonmetals.

Select one:

a.
Insulator

b.
Plasma

c.
Conductor

d.
Semiconductor
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In this phase, the control unit reads (fetches an instruction from the memory addressed by
the contents of the program counter into the instruction register.

Select one:

a.
Instruction Interpretation

b.
Instruction Manipulation

c.
Instruction Interpolation

d.
Instruction Sequencing

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The goal of CISC architecture is to maximize the effective speed of a design by performing
infrequent operations in software and frequent functions in hardware, thus obtaining a net
performance gain.

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True
False

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Truth table is a branch of mathematics that was discovered in the nineteenth century by an
English mathematician named George Boole.

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A clock is a repetitive binary signal with a defined period that is composed of 0 and 1.

Select one:

a.
Flip-flops

b.
Logic Gates

c.
Clock

d.
Latches
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State-full logic elements that are able to indefinitely hold a specific state (0 or 1) until a new
state is explicitly loaded into them.

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a.
Latches
b.
Clock

c.
Flip-flops
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When data are moved over longer distances, to or from a remote device, the process is
Data Commun
known as Answer .

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Digital logic and electronic circuits derive their functionality from electronic switches
called ___________.

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a.
Inductors

b.
Resistors

c.
Capacitors

d.
Transistors
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A hierarchical system is a set of interrelated subsystems, each of the latter, in turn,
hierarchical in structure until we reach some lowest level of elementary subsystem.

Select one:

a.
Computer Organization

b.
Hierarchical System

c.
Function
d.
Computer Architecture

e.
Structure

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data bus
In the Answer , data can flow in both directions, that is, to or from the CPU. This
is therefore a bidirectional bus.

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RISC CPUs are suitable for embedded applications.
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True
False

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main mem

 Answer  is the storage area in which all programs are executed.

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 Boolean Logic provides a direct mapping between the possible inputs and outputs.

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False

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These I/O devices, commonly called _________ and include keyboards, seven-segment
displays, and LCD’s (Liquid Crystal Displays).

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a.
I/O

b.
Peripherals

c.
CPU

d.
Memory
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A type of microcontroller that contain a large number of instructions and many addressing
modes

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a.
RISC Microcontroller

b.
General Purpose

c.
Memory

d.
CISC Microcontroller
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Computer Architecture refers to the operational units and their interconnections that
realize the architectural specifications.

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Performs the computer’s data processing functions

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a.
Data Communication

b.
Control Unit

c.
CPU Interconnections

d.
Registers

e.
Arithmetic and Logic Unit
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