MICROPROCESSOR QUIZ 1:

SEATWORK 1: 1. These are the computers that perform

1. Which of the following is the best cure to reduce arithmetic operations and logical
the noise problem in microprocessor input? comparisons by measuring changes in
: USE TWO DIGIT: 0 AND 1 physical magnitudes such as electronic
voltage, pressure changes, and temperature
2. The _____ is a group of four bits. changes.
: NIBBLE : ANALOG

3. It is possible to get an output from the 2. The input and output elements do not
microprocessor that is too low, too high, or to connect directly to the CPU, they do so
even correct due to the noise problem. through an I/O interface.
: TRUE : TRUE

4. The input of a microprocessor is held at a 3. The _____ is a high-end stationary type of

constant voltage. personal computer designed for technical or
: FALSE scientific applications.
: WORKSTATION
5. _____ is for the people.
: DENARY 4. _____ interfaces the computer system with the
outside world.
6. ______ is for the microprocessor. : I/O PORTS
: BINARY
5. A mechanical calculating machine developed
7. The CPU is for the _____. by Charles Babbage that was considered the
: JOB true ancestor of modern computer is called
: ANALYTICAL ENGINE
8. The MPU is for the _____.
: THING 6. The microprocessor is the VLSI chip that
contains all the electronic circuits required to
9. A _____ consists of only a CPU. fabricate the whole CPU of a digital computer
: MICROPROCESSOR in a single IC.
: TRUE
10. A ____ contains a CPU, Memory and I/O in a single
chip. 7. These are the computers that perform
: MICROCONTROLLER arithmetic operations and logical
comparisons on digits, 1’s and 0’s, and on
11. It states that the number of components inside a other characters that have been numerically
microchip doubles every year. coded.
: MOORE’S LAW : DIGITAL

12. A system is any organization or device that 8. It is an independent and standalone

includes at least one input, at least one output, computer that is known today as “Personal
and must contain a process. Computer”.
: TRUE : MICROCOMPUTER

13. It was considered the first microprocessor. 9. These are computers capable of performing a
: INTEL 4004 variety of tasks in different application
environments and committed to some
14. The chief designers of the chip were Ted Hoff, processing tasks.
Stanley Mazor, Federico Faggin, and Masatoshi : DEDICATED
Shima.
: TRUE 10. The ___ is a handheld-sized mobile type of
personal computer with capabilities of
15. The architect of the first Microprocessor. modern desktop computer and mobile phone
: MARCIAN HOFF features.
: POCKET PC
 11. Based on the concept of the Babbage QUIZ 2:
Analytical Engine, the components essential
to modern computing are the input, storage, DOWN
output, and interfaces. NIBBLE
: FALSE - Half of a byte.
II. MATCHING TYPE DENARY
COMPUTER COMPONENTS WITH THEIR FUNCTIONS - Number system of people.

1. CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT Stanley MAZOR

- It performs computation, specifically arithmetic - The co-inventors of the world’s first microprocessor
and logical operations and decision-making. architecture.
2. INPUT DEVICE INTEL 4004
- It enables the microprocessor to receive - The first commercially produced microprocessor in
captured data and information as well as 1971.
instruction.
3. OUTPUT DEVICE MICROCONTROLLER
- It is used to display the results processed by the - A computer fabricated in a single IC, which is dedicated
microprocessor. to perform one task and execute one specific application.
4. MEMORY UNIT
- It is used to store data, information and CHIP
instructions. - An electronic circuit fabricated out of a solid block of
5. SYSTEM BUS semiconductor material.
- It is used to interconnect various input, output, SYSTEM
and memories to the microprocessor.
- Any organization or device that includes at least one
MICROPROCESSOR COMPONENTS WITH THEIR input, at least one output, and must contain a process.
FUNCTIONS ELECTRONS
6. ARITHMETIC AND LOGICAL UNIT - These are the reasons for electronics noise.
- A portion that performs operations such as FAGGIN
addition, subtractions, comparison and logical - He is best known for designing the first commercial
operations.
microprocessor.
7. REGISTERS
- They are used for data, instruction, and results CPU
storage. - It is the “JOB”.
8. CONTROL UNIT
- Synchronize the operations within the MICROCOMPUTERS
microprocessor. - This is also called personal computers, relatively small
9. SYSTEM BUS and inexpensive computer.
- They are used for data transmission.
NADA
MACHINES GENERATIONS - The complete cure to the electrical noise.

First Generation Valve-Based Machines ACROSS

Second Generation Transistor-Based Machines
MICRO
Third Generation ICs-Based Machines
Fourth Generation Microprocessor-Based Machines - It means “Very Small”.
Fifth Generation AI-Based Machines
INTEL
- It has legal rights to the micro-programmable computer
AREAS WHERE MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEMS ARE USED: on a chip.

1. Measuring Instruments Masatoshi SHIMA

2. Music Related Equipment - He worked for Busicom in Japan and one of the
3. Households’ Items developers of the world’s first microprocessor.
4. Defense and Military Equipment
THERMAL
5. Medical Equipment
- A type of noise produced when heat excitation causes
charge carriers to move randomly.
MICROPROCESSOR 7. Which of the following are the tasks of the
- A programmable device that takes in input, perform control unit of a microprocessor?
arithmetic and logical operations over it, and produce : It moves data between the main memory and the
desired output. ALU.
: Decodes and carries out each instruction stored
MOORE in it.
- He made the observation that the number of transistors : Perform the required operation in each
in an integrated circuit doubles about every two years. instruction stored in it.
TMS1000
- The first commercially available microcontroller in 8. In sign-magnitude, we use the leftmost bit to
1974. represent the sign where ___ means positive.
:0
PARTITION
- A type of noise occurs whenever current has to divide 9. The complementary method allows the full
between two or more paths, and results from the number bits to be used for a number.
random fluctuations in the division. : TRUE

MPU 10. ASCII can represent an Emoji

- It is the “THING”. : FALSE
NOISE
11. The input and output elements do not connect
- An unwanted disturbance in an electrical signal.
directly to the CPU, they do so through an I/O
Marcian Edward Ted HOFF interface.
- The architect of the first microprocessor. : TRUE

BIT 12. The radix is the base of the number system being
- A representation of all the information entering or used.
leaving a microprocessor. : TRUE
BINARY
13. ______ interfaces the computer system with the
- The best cure to reduce the noise problem in
outside world.
microprocessor input.
: I/O PORTS

QUIZ 3: 14. In an ASCII file, each alphabetic, numeric, or

special character is represented with an 8-bit
1. ________ performs the required operation on the binary number (a string of seven 0s or 1s).
data of each instruction and stores the result in : FALSE
the accumulator.
: ALU. 15. A high-speed storage location that temporarily
stores a program instruction while it is being
2. ASCII is the most common format for text files in decoded, stores data while it is being processed
computers and on the internet. by the ALU or stores the results of a calculations.
: TRUE : REGISTER

3. To represent a number in sign-magnitude, we SEATWORK 2:

simply use the leftmost bit to represent the sign
Part 1: Number System
and the remaining bits to represent the
magnitude or absolute value. 1001100110011012 463158
: TRUE 72665248 1110101101101010101002
99826910 111100111011011111012
4. ASCII was developed in what decade? A9BD6E5F16 101010011011110101101110010111112
: 1960s 1001100110011012 1966110
72665248 11101011011010101010010
99826910 36355758
5. In sign-magnitude, we use the leftmost bit to
A9BD6E5F16 251572671378
represent the sign where _____ means negative.
1001100110011012 4CCD16
:1 72665248 1D6D5416
99826910 F3B7D16
6. How many bits are used in (standard) ASCII? A9BD6E5F16 284776406310
:7