Nkumba University SCHOOL OF COMPUTING & INFORMATICS END OF AUGUST 2023 SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS (Exam period: Nov 20™ 2023 to 10™ Dec 2023) PAPER 5 SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING(THEORY) LEVEL : DEGREE/DIPLOMA STUDY SESSION : DAY VENUE : MAIN TIME : 3 HOURS INSTRUCTIONS: 1, SECTION A IS COMPULSORY. Attempt THREE(3) questions in section B. 2. Do not write anything on this Question Paper. 3. All rough work must be done on the second last page of the booklet and clearly indicated “ROUGH WORK”. 4. Read the QUESTIONS and INSTRUCTIONS carefully before attempting to answer. 5, Write clearly in BLUE or BLACK ink and always cite examples and cases where applicable. A pencil can only be used for diagrams. 6. Nkumba University examinations are conducted in accordance with the Nkumba University Senate General Rules and Regulations 2009. Breach of the above regulation, irregularity, or any other contravention of the examination regulations will automatically lead to disqualification and/or subsequent disciplinary action by University Senate.SECTION A a) Explain briefly what you understand by the term Systems Programming [2 marks) b) Explain the uses of any two (2) Systems software: [2 marks) ©) Briefly explain the uses of the following computer components: [4 marks) () CPU (ii) Memory (iii) Registers (iv) System buses 4) Compilers, Assemblers and Interpreters are all Language Processors; how do they differ? [3 marks] ¢) Explain the following underlined terms in the following statements: (i) The Intel 8085 Microprocessor is Time Multiplexed [2 marks] (i) The Z80 Microprocessor is an 8-bit machine [2 marks] f) Use examples to help you explain any 3 addressing modes for the Intel 8085 microprocessor. [3 marks] g) Explain briefly: (i) The Format of a Machine Language instruction (2 marks] (ii) The Format of an Assembler Language instruction. [2 marks] h) Write an assembly code for the expression “ANS = X+¥”, [4 marks] i) What do you understand by Program Assembling? [2 marks] i) Explain any four directives used by the SIC/XE machine. [4 marks] k) Write in full and explain the use of the following: [2 marks@] @ SYMTAB Gi) OPTAB ii) ~~ LOCCTR (iv) LITTABSECTION B |. (a) Briefly explain the uses of the components of the of the Control Unit of a typical microprocessor. (i) The Program Counter (PC) ii) Instruction Register (IR) (iii) Stack Pointer (SP): (2 marks @)] (b) (i) What is an interface [1 mark] (ii) Give three (3) functions of the 1/0 interface [3 marks] (iii) Give three (3) functions of the memory interface. [3 marks] (©) Give and explain the components of the Processor Status Word for the Inte! 8085 microprocessor [3 marks] (d) A snapshot of the Processor Status Word (PSW) for the Intel 8085 microprocessor was taken and it was found to contain the Hexadecimal Number AS. (base 16) Explain what this means? (4 marks] 2. Given below is a program PROG that has been written using the SIC/XE machine. LDT NUM LDA ALPHA ADDR T,A SUB #8 STA SUMI LDA GAMMA ADDR: TA SUB #12 STA SUM2 ALPHA RESW 1 SUMI RESW 1 GAMMA RESW 1 SUM2 RESW a. NUM RESWI1 1 (i) Study the program carefully and write mathematical expressions that correspond to the given code. [2 marks] (i) Assuming that it is to be loaded in memory from 0058H, generate the corresponding addresses for each instruction and write the corresponding machine code. The operation codes for the instructions are LDT = 74, LDA = 00, ADDR = 90, SUB = 1C, STA = 0C and the addresses for registers A and T are 0 and 5 respectively. [12 marks] (iii) Write the corresponding text listing for the generated machine instructions. [6 marks](@) Explain the following: (2 marks] @ — Amnemonie (ii) A directive (b) Use examples to explain the differences between the following directives: [3 marks} iO: Ds DB qi) “DW © (Given the statement MYNUMS: DB ‘AB’, 10010010B", SDH ‘Show how these numbers will be loaded in consecutive memory locations. [4 marks] (ii) Show how the memory will be loaded when the following Directive is given: MAK: DB S616, 2110, ‘A, B’, 100001012 [4 marks] (d) Assume the following statements in C Language: int x; and x = 3; (What do they mean? [1 mark] (ii) Write corresponding Assembler Language statements for the Intel 8085 microprocessor. [3 marks] ‘Write corresponding Assembler Language statements for the SIC/XE microprocessor [3 marks] 4(a) Assume that the registers X, PC and B are loaded with values 20016, 40016, and 60015 respectively and that the memory locations 60016, 8001s, A00ic, DOOis and 100016 are loaded with values DO0is, A00i6, 60016, 80016 and 300;6 respectively. For each of the following instructions, calculate the target address and give the operand that is loaded into the accumulator. X=20016, PC=400i6 B= 600i6 DOO A00 ‘600 800 300 600 800 A00 bao 1000 @ 03200 [4 marks] Gi) 012400 [4 marks] Gi) 022200 [4 marks] (0) How would the following base ten numbers be represented in the SIC/XE machine? i. 3010 [2 marks] ii, 3010 [2 marks] iii, -30.7510 [2 marks]Assume the following Intel 8085 Instruction Formats: Register to register transfer Load accumulator from memory 01/00. 3, 5 rere) Opcode Destination Source Tow order Address Register Register Add immediate Data to Register A Store accumulator contents to memory 72000120 oO Oz 10010 Tow order Address Subtract a register from the accumulator zoo10ssS Jump to a given address if answer is Zero dioororo Tow order Address Write a machine language program (consecutive instructions) for the INTEL 8085 machine that: (a) picks a number from a memory location ABS6H, adds a number six (6) to the picked number and stores a copy of the answer in register B and another copy in memory at a location 4567H. [8 marks} (b) picks two numbers NUMI, and NUM2 from memory locations ABCDH and S67AH respectively, it subtracts the first number from the second number, and stores one copy of the answer in register C and another copy to a memory location 1234H; it then continues execution from memory location 3478H if the answer is zero. Write your instructions in Hexadecimal. {12 marks]