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This document is a quiz for the CS 2523 course at Capital University of Science and Technology, focusing on computer organization and assembly language. It includes multiple-choice questions regarding binary and hexadecimal conversions, sign bits in IEEE 754 format, and memory address calculations. The quiz is designed to assess students' understanding of microprocessor design concepts and data path controllers.

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This document is a quiz for the CS 2523 course at Capital University of Science and Technology, focusing on computer organization and assembly language. It includes multiple-choice questions regarding binary and hexadecimal conversions, sign bits in IEEE 754 format, and memory address calculations. The quiz is designed to assess students' understanding of microprocessor design concepts and data path controllers.

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Capital University of Science and Technology

Department of Computer Science


CS 2523 – Computer Organization and Assembly Language
QUIZ NO. 2: Basics of Computer Organization and Assembly Language
Section# 3
CLO: 1. Define concepts in the design of microprocessor as state machine and designing its
data path and its controller.
Semester: Fall 24 Max Marks: 10
Instructor: Ms. Tayyaba Zaheer Date: November 06, 2024 Max Time: 10 Minutes
Name: Reg. No.

Question No.1 [05 Marks]


Please choose the best possible option:
1. (01 mark) An 8-bit binary word b7b6b5b4b3b2b1b0 as an integer x ranges from
a) -256 to 256
b) -128 to 127
c) -128 to 128
d) None of the mentioned
Solution: b
2. (01 mark) To convert Hexadecimal 31216 to binary would result in:
a) 111102
b) 001100010102
c) 0011000100102
d) None of the mentioned
Solution: c
3. (01 mark) Considering 0001 a decimal, can be represented as:
a) 000110
b) 0001d
c) Both a & b
d) None of the mentioned
Solution: c

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4. (01 mark) 62A42A00 is not a positive double-word.
a) False
b) True
c) Depends on the underlying machine
d) None of the mentioned
Solution: a
5. (01 mark) The number of Sign bits in a 32-bit IEEE 754 Format:
a) 23
b) 9
c) 11
d) 1
Solution: d

Clarification: There is only one sign bit in all the standards. In 32-bit format, there is 1 sign bit, 8
bits for the exponent and 23 bits for the mantissa.
Question No. 2 [05 Marks]
The address of var1 is 13016. The address of the next variable after var1 is 52810. How many
bytes are used by var1?
Solution:
52810 = 21016
13016 = 30410
Hexadecimal subtraction
21016 – 13016 = E016
Decimal subtraction
52810 – 30410 = 22410

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