Given 8bit floatingpoint binary format: 1 (sign) + 3 Compute the physical address of stack top if stack the instruction,

the instruction, CMP to compare source and destination Consider a magnetic disk drive with 8 surfaces, 512 In multiplication instruction, when the source operand is To clear one or more bits in a byte value, use _AND_ in
(exponent) + 4 (mantissa).Convert the 8bit floating pointer is FFAE and stack segment located at 1DAE operands by:subtracting tracks per surface, and 64 sectors per track. Sector size 16 bit, how can the result be taken? The following sequence of instructions are exeuted.
point number 57 (in hex) to decima 2DA8E To balance the super speed of CPU with the slow is 1 kB. What is the disk capacity DA: from DX:AX pair What is the correct value of flag bits at
DA : 5,75 Signextend number 1011 0101 (8bit binary) to 16bit response of memory, which DA: 512 KB Given a row of memory image in debug watch point?
A system programmer needs to divide 6247 by 300 1111111110110101 of the following measures have been made by engineers 0AE8:0120 13 96 D0 E0 D0 E0 A2 1E - 99 80 3E 20 99 MOV AL,-5
(decimal) The following sequence of instructions are executed. in system design? What best describe the Spatial and Temporal Locality? 00 75 24 SUB AL,124
DA : MOV AX,E799; CDW; CDW; IDIV BX; IDIV What is the correct value of AX, CX, DX at watch point? Make wider data bus path DA: Initially, AX=BX=CX=DX=0, SI=128 watch point:
BX; FF09 MOV AX,30 Using higher-speed bus and us hierarchy What are value of AX,DX after execution of the DA: Zero flag (OF) = not defined
MOV CX,FFFF To move data directly by DMA Temporal locality : be exploited by keeping recently following instructions? Overflow flag (OF) = reset
Write mask byte (in hex) to clear the lower 4 bit of a MUL CX The following sequence of instructions are executed. used instruction and data in cache memory and by MOV EDX, [SI] Sign flag (SF) set
byte value with AND instruction F0 watch point:CX = FFFF, AX = FFD0,DX 002F What is the correct exploiting a cache hierarchy MOV EAX, [SI+4] DX = 203E, AX = 8099 Carry flag (CF) = set
To isolate one or more bits in a byte value, use Consider the following assembly instruction sequence value of AX, DX at watch point? Which statements are correct for HDDs? Enter debug command to fill 256 bytes in data segment
__AND__ instruction. CMP DL, 0 // JB x_label MOV DL,FF Select one or more: starting from 100 with value 0D
Spatial locality : be exploited by moving data
EAX now stored a 32bit IP address of a host. The CMP DL, 9 //JA a_label MOV AL,42 DA: Head, Track, Sector are key parameters for DA: ADD 0D, 256[100]
network ID (netID) is 20 bit and can be extracted from between cache and memory more efficient access data on hard disk Which are correct action for LODSB string operation if
ADD DL, 30h // JMP x_label IMUL DL: AX = FFBE,DX=0000
IP byte anding with a 32bit mask. Write correct a_label: // CMP DL, 0Fh In the RCR instruction, the contents of the destination Bits are stored on tracks DF is reset (=0)
instruction to extract netID from EAX register operand undergoes function as Given a code snippet: Which are correct action for SCASW string operation if DA: Load 8-bit value at memory location pointed by
JA x_label //ADD DL, 31h
and EAX,FFFFF000 DA: carry flag is pushed into MSB then LSB is int ax, bx; DF is set (=1) ES:[DI] into AL
x_label: //MOV AL, DL
The following sequence of instructions are executed. pushed into carry flag ... DA: compare value in AL register with memory Decrease DI by 1
watch point:
What is the correct values at watch point? if (ax >= bx) location pointed by ES:[DI] Given a code snippet:
Choose correct value of AL register at watch point for
MOV AX, 67FE Which could be correct ones for the source operand in ax -=bx; Increase DI by 2 int n = 10;do {n--;} while (n > 0);
different value of DL? DL=55h 85h, DL=0FFh
MOV BX, AX an instruction? else Given a row of memory image in debug Which ones are the equivalent logic sequence of
41h,DL=10 38h,DL=8 0FFh bx -=ax;
MOV CL, BH DA : FE67, 67FE DA: immediate data 0AE8:0120 13 96 D0 E0 D0 E0 A2 1E - 99 80 3E 20 99 instructions in Assembly
Select correct match for AX (Decimal) at watch points: What is the equivalent logic sequence of instructions in
MOV CH, BL memory location 00 75 24 DA: mov cx, 10
MOV AX, 1BC Assembly
The following sequence of instructions are executed. register SI = 120, DI = 128 a_label:
MOV CL, 2 Select one:
What is the correct value of flag bits at watch Convert the 32-bit floating point number A3358000 (in Select correct sequence of instructions to subtract words .....
SHL AX, CL watch point #1: 1064 DA: cmp ax,bx
point? hex) to decimal at [DI] from [SI] then store the dec cx
ADD AX, 166 watch point #2: 266 jl a_label
MOV EAX, 12AE DA : set, reset, set DA: -9.83913471531×10^-18 result at memory location 12A loop a_label
SHR AX, CL watch point #3: 266 sub ax,bx
SUB EAX, 12AF Select correct match for register values at watch points: DA: Step 1: MOV AX, [SI] In multiplication instruction, when the source operand is
SHR AX, CL jmp x_label
Physical address of the stack pointer is 2DA82, stack MOV AX, 152D Step 2: SUB AX, [DI] 8 bit, __will be multiplied with source.
if the location to which the control is to be transferred a_label:
segment located at 1DAE. Computer the value of SP ADD AX, 003F Step 3: SUB AX, [SI] DA: Whatever general purpose register
lies in a segment other than the current one, then the sub bx,ax
register? DA: FFA2 watch point #1: AH = 25 Step 4: MOV BX, 012A Which are valid based index addressing?[BX+DI],
Match the following hexadecimal numbers to octal jump instruction is called:intersegment mode x_label:
ADD AH, 10 [DX+SI]
DA:347, 156, 251 Which could be correct ones for the destination operand The instruction that supports addition when carry exists
watch point #2: AL = 6C Memory dump at 1D20 1D20:0200 00 20 10 5
Enter debug command to fill 256 bytes in data segment in a data movement instruction? register, memory Which of the following is not a data copy/transfer is ADC Given value of register Identify correct value o AH =
Which are the correct actions for SCASW string
starting from 100 with value 0D f 100 1FF 0D location instruction? In computer, how does the processor serve multiple 5Dh, AL = 10h
operation if DF is set (=1)
Given 8bit floatingpoint binary format: 1 (sign) + 3 the instruction, JMP C008:2000h is an example of near DA: Decrease DI by 2 Select one or more: ADC, DAS interrupt request from devices? Given a code snippet (ax, bx are none negative integers):
(exponent) + 4 (mantissa).Convert the 8bit floating jump, far jump Dompare the value in AX register with 16-bit Consider the following assembly instruction sequence Select one: if (ax >= bx) ax -=bx;
point number E7 (in hex) to decimal Given a row of memory image in debug value at the memory location CMP DL, 0 DA: Each device are assigned an interrupt else bx -=ax;
-11,5 0AE8:0120 13 96 D0 E0 00 40 08 42 - 99 80 3E 20 99 Pointed by ES:[DI] and set/clear flag bits JB x_label priority, the device with lower priority will be served. What is the equivalent logic sequence of instructions in
Match the correct answer for binary operations on the 00 75 24 accordingly CMP DL, 9 The following sequence of instructions are executed. Assembly
left SI = 120 What is the correct value of SI, AL (in hex) at watch JA a_label What is the correct value of flag bits at cmp ax,bx
DA: The following instruction is executed:MOV EAX, point: ADD DL, 30h watch point? ja a_label
1111111 111 1111000 [SI+4] 01: MOV SI, 300h JMP x_label MOV AL, 80 sub ax,bx
1100111 111 1100000 Assume the value in EAX is a 32-bit floating-point 02: MOV AL, 10h a_label: MOV BL, 2 jmp x_label
1010101 + 10101 1101010 binary, what is the value of EAX in decimal?: 4000 03: MOV CX, 7 CMP DL, 0Fh MUL BL a_label:
1010110 101 1010001 Given a code snippet: 04: Loop_label: JA x_label watch point: sub bx,ax
1110011 + 11001 10001100 int n = 10;do {n--;} while (n > 0); 05: MOV [SI], AL ADD DL, 37h DA: Overflow flag (OF) = reset, Carry flag (CF) = x_label:
1111111 + 11111 10011110 Which ones are the equivalent logic sequence of 06: ADD AL,10h x_label: set The instruction, MOV AX, 0005h belongs to which
The following sequence of instructions are executed. instructions in Assembly 07: INC SI MOV AL, DL To test one bit in a byte value without destructing the addressing mode?: direct
What is the correct value of CF and OF at DA: mov cx, 10 08: LOOP Loop_label SI = 80h,AL = 80h watch point: byte, use _NOT_ instruction. Which of the following instructions are not valid?
watch point? a_label: Select the correct sequence of instructions to compute - Choose correct value of AL register at watch point for Which are correct about the data registers o DA: MOV DS, B800h
MOV AX,140h ..... 1024/128 (all values different value of DL? Select one or more: MOV SP, SS:[SI+2]
MOV CX,8h loop a_label are in hex). DA: DL=10 38h DA: Complete 32-bit registers: EAX, EBX, EC The following sequence of instructions are executed.
MUL CX mov cx, 10 DA: Step 1: CWD DL=8 41h Higher halves of the 32-bit registers can EAH, What is the correct value of flag bits at watch point?
watch point: CF= reset, OF= reset a_label: Step 2: MOV CX,80 DL=55h 55h EAL, EBH, EBL, ECH, ECL, EDH, EDL.
To test one bit in a byte value without destructing the dec cx Step 3: MOV CL,80 DL=0FFh 0FFh The following sequence of instructions are executed.
byte, use TEST instruction. cmp cx, 0 Step 4: IDIV CL The following sequence of instructions are executed. What is the correct value of flag bits at MOV DL,FF
Given a row of memory image in debug jz e_label Select correct match for AL and carry flag at watch What is the correct value of CF and watch point?
0AE8:0120 13 96 D0 E0 D0 E0 A2 1E 99 80 3E 20 99 jmp a_label point #1: OF at watch point? MOV DL,FF MOV AL,F6 OF = reset , CF = reset
00 75 24 e_label: MOV BL, 8C MOV AX,FFF6h MOV AL,F6
Initially, AX=BX=CX=DX=0, SI=121.What are value The following sequence of instructions are executed. MOV AL, 7E MOV CX,1000h IMUL DL IMUL DL
of CX,DX after execution of the following instructions? What is the correct ADD AL, BL IMUL CX watch point:OF = set, CF = set
MOV DX, [SI] value of AX, CX, DX at watch point? watch point #1: AL 0A,Carry flag set watch point: OF= set, CF= undefined Choose correct features for SRAM and DRAM
MOV CX, [SI+2] DX = D096, CX = D0E0 MOV AX,30 Which could be correct ones DA: In multiplication instruction, when the source operand is
After executing the POP EAX instruction, the stack
Select correct match for register values at watch points: MOV CX,FFFF Select one or more:register, memory location SRAM: Faster access time, cost more per bit, 16 bit, how can the result be taken?:from AX
pointer
MOV AX, 152D MUL CX Write mask byte (in hex) to clear bit 2nd, 3rd, 5th of a smaller size Consider the following assembly instruction sequence
DA: After executing the POP EAX instruction, the
ADD AX, 003F watch point: CX = FFFF, AX = FFD0,DX 002F stack pointer byte value with AND instruction (LSB is 1st bit): DRAM: Slower access time, cheaper cost per bit, CMP DL, 0
watch point #1AH = 25 After executing PUSH EAX instruction, the stack Sign-extend number BF (8-bit binary) to 16-bit. Write 1001011 can manufacture with larger size JB x_label
ADD AH, 10 pointer: decrements by 4 result in hex 91 if the location to which the control is to be transferred The following sequence of instructions are executed. CMP DL, 9 JA a_label ADD DL, 30h
watch point #2AL = 6C the instruction that is used as prefix to an instruction to Which of the following instructions are not valid? lies in a segment other than the current one, then the What is the correct value of flag bits at watch point? Choose... DL=10
A memory location located in extra segment which now execute it repeatedly until the CX register becomes zero jump instruction is call MOV AL, 0F JMP x_label
DA: MOV DS, B800h,MOV SP, SS:[SI+2]
has value of 564F. This memory managed by ES:SI is :REP DA: intrasegment direct mode ADD AL, F1 Choose... DL=8
The following sequence of instructions are executed.
registerpair. SI now points to 905F. Compute the Write mask byte (in hex) to clear all the lower 7 bits of Convert the 32-bit floating point number 44363800 (in watch point: a_label:
What is the correct
physical address of this memory location 5F54F a byte value with AND instruction.AND AL, value of flag bits at watch point? hex) to decimal. DA: Zero flag (OF) = set
Select correct match for AL and carry flag at watch 01111111B DA: 1144403968 Carry flag (CF) = neither set nor reset Choose... DL=55h
MOV AL, 0F
point #1: The instruction that subtracts 1 from the contents of the The following sequence of instructions are executed. Which are correct action for STOSB string operation if CMP DL, 0Fh
ADD AL, F1
MOV BL, 8C specified register/memory location is :DEC What is the correct value of flag bits at DF is reset (=0) Choose... DL=0FFh
watch point: Zero flag (OF) = reset, Carry flag (CF)
MOV AL, 7E What is the meaning of Amdahl's law in processor watch point? DA: Store 8-bit value from AL into memory JA x_label
= set
ADD AL, BL performance evaluation? MOV AX,FFFF location pointed by DS:[SI] ADD DL, 37h
Major structural components of the CPU include:
watch point #1:Carry flag set, AL 0A the maximum speedup of a multicore processor MOV CX,5 Increase DI by 1 x_label: MOV AL, DL watch point: ...
Select one or more:
Convert the 32bit floating point number C4361000 (in Which are the correct actions for LODSW string MUL CX Which set of registers are valid for addressing a stack Choose correct value of AL register at watch point for
DA: Registers
hex) to decimal 728,25 operation if DF is reset (=0) increase SI by 2 watch point: memory location? different value of DL?
Arithmetic and Logic Unit
Which of the following instructions are not legal Load 16-bit value at memory location pointed by DA: Carry flag (CF) = set Select one or more:SS:BX, DS:SI Hereafter is instruction sequence to compute the sum of
Interconnections
addressing? DS:[SI] into AX Overflow flag (OF) = not defined The instruction that is used for finding out the codes in 8 bytes starting at memory address 200. Two lines of
Control Unit
MOV AX, [BX+SP], MOV AX, [SP+1] case of code conversion problems is XCHG code are possibly missing. Choose correct one to fill in?
01: _MOV [SI],200_; possibly missing code
02: MOV AL, 0
03: MOV CX, 8
04: Loop_label:
05: _ CWD_; possibly missing code
06: ADD AX, [SI];
07: INC SI
08: LOOP Loop_label
In multiplication instruction, when the source operand is
8 bit, _AL_ will be multiplied with source.
Which are valid based index addressing?:[BX+DI],
[DX+SI], [BX+SI]
The following sequence of instructions are executed.
What is the correct value of AX, CX, DX at watch point?
MOV AX,0020 MOV CX,0010 MUL CL watch
point: AX = 020F, DX 0000, CX = 00FF
Which set of registers are valid for addressing a stack
memory location? SS:SP, SS:BP
In computer, how does the processor serve multiple
interrupt request from devices?
Each device are assigned an interrupt priority, the
device with higher priority will be served.
Given a row of memory image in debug 0AE8:0120 13
96 D0 E0 D0 E0 A2 1E - 99 80 3E 20 99 00 75 24.
Initially, AX=BX=CX=DX=0, SI=128.What are value
of AX,DX after execution of the following instructions?
MOV EDX, [SI] MOV EAX, [SI+4]: AX = 203E DX =
8099
Basic functions that a computer can perform including:
Data movement, Control, Data processing, Data
storage
The following sequence of instructions are executed.
What is the correct value of flag bits at watch point?
MOV AX,FFFF MOV CX,5 MUL CX watch point:
Overflow flag (OF) = reset , Carry flag (CF) = reset
To clear one or more bits in a byte value, use _AND_
instruction.
The instruction, MOV AX, 0005h belongs to which
addressing mode? Immediate
Which are correct about the data registers of IA-32
processors:
complete 32-bit registers: EAX, EBX, ECX, EDX
The following sequence of instructions are executed.
What is the correct value of flag bits at watch point?
MOV AL,-5 SUB AL,124 watch point:
Overflow flag (OF) = set, Carry flag (CF) = set, Zero
flag (OF) = reset, Sign flag (SF) set
Enter debug command to fill 256 bytes in data segment
starting from 100 with value 0D:F 100 1FF 0D
For better speed, in CPU design, engineers make use of
the following techniques: Pipelining, Branch
prediction, Speculative execution
The following sequence of instructions are executed.
What is the correct value of CF and OF at watch point?
MOV AX,FFF6h MOV CX,1000h IMUL CX watch
point: CF= reset , OF= reset
Which are correct action for SCASW string operation if
DF is set (=1)
compare value in AL register with memory location
pointed by ES:[DI], increase DI by 2
Given a row of memory image in debug
0AE8:0120 13 96 D0 E0 D0 E0 A2 1E - 99 80 3E 20 99
00 75 24 SI = 120, DI = 128.Select correct sequence of
instructions to subtract words at [DI] from [SI] then
store the result at memory location 12A
Step 1: MOV AX, [SI] Step 2: SUB AX, [DI] Step
3: MOV BX, 012A Step 4: MOV [BX], AX
Select correct match for register values at watch points:
MOV AX, 4FCA ADD AX, DDA9
watch point #1: ADD AH, F3 watch point #2: ......
watch point #2: AL = 73, watch point #1: AH = 30
Compute the physical address of the next instruction
will be execute if instruction pointer is 091D and code
segment located at 1FAF: 2040D
Convert the 32-bit floating point number 44363800 (in
hex) to decimal: 1144403968
The following sequence of instructions are executed.
What is the correct value of flag bits at watch point?
MOV AL, 80 MOV BL, 2 MUL BL watch
point:Overflow flag (OF) = reset, Carry flag (CF) =
reset
Which could be correct ones for the destination operand
in a data movement instruction? all choices are correct
The following sequence of instructions are executed.
What is the correct value of flag bits at watch point?
MOV AL, 0F ADD AL, F1 watch point:
Carry flag (CF) = set, Zero flag (OF) = reset
Memory dump at 1D20:0200 as below: 1D20:0200 00
20 10 5D 55 47 00 90 - 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 70. Given
value of registers: DS = 1D20, SI = 200, BX = 202, AX
= 0103 Identify correct value of AX register after
XLAT instruction is executed. AL = 10h, AH = 01h
Which of the following instructions are not valid?
MOV AX, [BP+2], MOV DS, B800h
if the location to which the control is to be transferred
lies in a segment other than the current one, then the
jump instruction is call: intrasegment direct mode
The instruction that supports addition when carry exists
is: ADC
The instruction that is used for finding out the codes in
case of code conversion problems is: XLAT
Which statements are correct for HDDs?
Head, Track, Sector are key parameters for access
data on hard disk, Bits are stored on tracks
Which are correct action for LODSB string operation if
DF is reset (=0)
Load 8-bit value at memory location pointed by
ES:[DI] into AL, decrease DI by 1
To test one bit in a byte value without destructing the
byte, use _T EST_instruction.
Which one best describe cache hit and cache miss?
Cache miss ratio: the number of memory accesses
that CPU must retrieve from the main memory per
the total number of memory accesses
Cache hit ratio: the number of memory accesses
that the CPU can retrieve from the cache per the
total number of memory accesses
Identify the correct sequence to update a page onto a
flash memory?
S3: the entire block is being read from flash into
RAM then request data in page is update
S1: the entire block of flash memory are erased
St2: The entire block from RAM then is written
back to the flash memory
Choose correct set of registers for x86 processor
Data pto source memory in extra segment ES: SI
Pointer to variable in stack SS: BP
Instruction p CS: IP
Data p in data segment DS: BX
To balance the super speed of CPU with the slow
response of memory, which of the following measures
have been made by engineers in system design?
Make wider data bus path, Make use of both onchip
and offchip cache memory, Using higherspeed bus
and us hierarchy
In computer, how does the processor serve multiple
interrupt request from devices?
Each device are assigned an interrupt priority, the
device with higher priority will be served
What are the features of directmapping cache
organization?
Thrash > low hit ratio, Simple and inexpensive
Which one is not correct?
EEPROM is erasable by exposing under UV
PROM is nonvolatile memory
Flash memory can only be erased electrically byte by
byte
Which set of registers are valid for addressing a
memory location? DS:SI, DS:BX, CS:IP
Which are valid based index addressing? [BX+SI],
[BX+DI]
Which are valid index addressing? [SI]
Which are correct about the data registers of IA32
processors:
Lower halves of the 16registers an be used as 8bit
data registers: AH,AL,BH,BL,CH,CL,DH,DL
complete 32bit registers: EAX, EBX, ECX, EDX
Lower halves of the 32registers an be used as 4 16bit
data registers: AX,BX,CX,DX
Which are correct about 32 bit index registers of IA32
processors:
EDI: 32 bit pointer to destination memory in data
movement instructions
DI: 16 bit pointer to destination memory in data
movement instructions
SI: 16 bit pointer to source memory in data
movement instructions
ESI: 32 bit pointer to source memory in data Stack Pointer (ESP): the 32 bit pointer to the top of 0AE8:0120 13 96 D0 E0 D0 E0 A2 1E - 99 80 3E 20 99 DA: DS:[BX] pointed to look-up table
movement instructions stack 00 75 24 Initially, AX=BX=CX=DX=0, SI=128 Which are correct action for LODSW string operation
Which statement is correct about interrupt vector table? Which statements are correct for HDDs? What are value of AX,DX after execution of the if DF is reset (=0)
Take up 1024 bytes in the main memory DA: Head, Track, Sector are key parameters for following instructions? DA: increase SI by 2
Store in the beginning area of the main memory access data on hard disk MOV EDX, [SI] MOV EAX, [SI+4] Load 16-bit value at memory location pointed by
The value in CS is 1FD0h what is the location of next Bits are stored on tracks DA: EDX = 99007524, EAX = 203E8099 ES:[DI] into AX
instruction from 00000h if Instruction pointer is 3CD4h: The instruction that loads effective address is: LEA _ Which are valid based indexed addressing?: [BX][SI] The following sequence of instructions are executed.
3CD5H The following sequence of instructions are executed. Consider the following assembly instruction sequence What is the correct value of flag bits at watch point? OF
What best describe the Spatial and Temporal Locality? What is the correct value of EAX, EBX, EDX at watch XOR BX, BX CMP DL, 5 JLE a_label = reset, CF = reset
Temporal locality: be exploited by keeping recently point? CMP DL,17h JGE a_label MOV BX, 10h The following sequence of instructions are executed.
used instruction and data in cache memory and by MOV EAX,00002000 MOV EBX,00100000 MUL a_label: INC BX watch point: ... Choose correct What is the correct value of AX, DX at watch point?
exploiting a cache hierarchy EBX value of BX register at watch point for different value MOV DL,FF MOV AL,42 IMUL DL
Spatial locality: be exploited by using larger cache watch point:EAX = 00000002, EDX = 00000000, EBX of DL?: DL=0FFh 11h, DL=10 01h, DL=17h 01h, watch point: AX = FF00, DX = FFBE
blocks and by incorporating prefetching = 00021000 DL=0Ah 28h
The instruction, MOV AX, 1234h is an example of To set one or more bits in a byte value, use _OR _
mechanisms into the cache control logic
To evaluate processor performance, the following Select one: Immediate addressing mode instruction
indicators and formulas are used: Which of the The following sequence of instructions are executed. Major structural components of the CPU include:
What is the correct value of flag bits at watch point? DA: Arithmetic and Logic Unit Control Unit
following system attributes affects cycle time 
MOV AL, 78 Instruction Pointer (PC)
Processor implementation, Cache and memory MOV BL, 2 MUL BL Select correct match for AL and carry flag at watch
hierarchy watch point:Carry flag (CF) = reset, Overflow flag point #1: MOV BL, 8C
Key parameters to consider when evaluating processor (OF) = reset MOV AL, 7E ADD AL, BL
hardware include: The following sequence of instructions are executed. watch point #1: AL set, Carry flag 0A
Reliability, performance, power consumption, size, What is the correct value of flag bits at watch point? Given a code snippet: if (a>=0 && a <=9)
cost MOV AL,-5 ADD AL,132 ADD AL,1 x = a + 30h;
The three key characteristics of memory are: capacity, watch point: else if (a >=10 && a <=15) x = a + 55;
access time and cost. Which of the following DA: Zero flag (OF) = set, Overflow flag (OF) = reset The logic of the above code snippet in assembly is (with
relationships hold for a variety of memory technologies? Sign flag (SF) reset, Carry flag (CF) = reset missing lines): 01: CMP DL, 0
Faster access time, greater cost per bit, Greater In computer, how does the processor serve multiple 02: -JMP a_label - ; possibly missing
capacity, smaller cost per bit, Greater capacity, interrupt request from devices? code 03: CMP DL, 9
slower access time DA: Each device are assigned an interrupt priority, 04: -empty - ; possibly missing code 05:
A SRAM memory chip labeled 32x8bit. Which of the the device with higher priority will be served. ADD DL, 30h
following is correct pinout regarding address and data the instruction, JMP C008:2000h is an example of 06: -JMP x_label- ; possibly missing
lines? 15 address pins, 8 data pins intrasegment mode code a_label:
In the interconnection system, the number of address in multiplication instruction, the result is taken from AX 08: CMP DL, 0Fh
lines are governs by: CPU means the source operand is__ bit 16 09: -empty - ; possibly missing code 10:
Memory dump at 1D20:0200 shown as below: ADD DL, 55
Choose correct RAID volume definitions for a request 1D20:0200 00 20 10 5D 55 47 00 90 - 00 10 20 30 40 x_label:
2T storage. 50 60 70 12: MOV AL, DL
RAID 1 Mirror volume 2 x 2T HDDs are needed, no Given value of registers: Given a row of memory image in debug 072C:FFF0
data lost when the primary storage fails Spanned DS = 1D20, ES = 1D20, DI = 20A 00 00 00 01 00 00 2C 07 - 07 01 2C 07 17 72 00 00
Volume 2T HDD + more HDDs to extend storage, no The following sequence of instructions is being SS=072C, SP=FFF8, DS = 072C Assume the stack now
fault tolerance, data lost when one HDD fails executed: MOV SI,208h stores two (2) 16-bit parameters and one (1) 16-bit
RAID 0 Striped volume 2 x 1T HDDs are needed, MOV AX,0040h MOV CX,000Ah CLD return address in following order: stack top (return
enhance data transfer, no fault tolerance, data lost REPNZ SCASB address) >> parameter #1 >> parameter #2. The
when one HDD fails watch point: following sequence of instructions are executed. What
RAID5 Volume At least 3 x 2T HDDs, faulttolerance, ..... is the correct values at watch points?
no data lost, no downtime What is the correct value of AX, SI, DI registers at MOV BP, SP
Consider a 32bit microprocessor whose bus cycle is the watch point? watch point #1 (BP): AX = 2C07
DA: SI = 020Ch, DI = 4030h, AX = 020Bh MOV AX, [BP+2]
same duration as that of a 16bit microprocessor.
What is the correct value of SI, AL (in hex) at watch watch point #2 (AX): BP = FFF8
Assume that, on average, 30% of the operands and
point: ADD AX, [BP+4]
instructions are 32 bits long, 40% are 16 bits long, and
01:MOV SI, 300h watch point #3 (AX): SUB AX, [SI]
30% are only 8 bits long. Calculate the improvement
02:MOV AL, 10h MOV DI, 120
achieved when fetching instructions and operands with 03:MOV CX, 7 MOV [DI], AX
the 32bit microprocessor? 23% 04: Loop_label: Given a code snippet to look for a value (from AL) in
Consider a magnetic disk drive with 8 surfaces, 512 05:MOV [SI], AL memory buffer Buff Buff DB 11,22,33,44,55
tracks per surface, and 64 sectors per track. Sector size 06:ADD AL,10h ................
is 1 kB, the average seek time is 10.2 ms and the drive 07:INC SI 01: LEA DI, Buff
rotates at 3600 rpm. What is average access time. Given: 08:LOOP Loop_label watch point:SI 308h, AL = 70h 02: - Empty - ; possibly missing code 03:
Rotational delay = 1/(2r), where r is the rotational speed Basic functions that a computer can perform including: MOV AL,33
in revolutions per second: 16.3 Direct memory access Data processing Control Data 04: MOV CX,5
Convert the 32-bit floating point number 44363C00 (in storage a_label:
Given a code snippet: int ax, bx; 05: - INC DI - ; // code 06:CMP Byte Ptr
hex) to decimal
DA: 1144404992 if (ax >= bx) ax -=bx; [DI],AL
The instruction that subtracts 1 from the contents of the Else bx -=ax; 07: -DEC DI- ; // code 08:
specified register/memory location is What is the equivalent logic sequence of instructions in LOOPNZ a_label
DA: SUB Assembly ...
Memory dump at 1D20:0200 as below: DA: cmp ax,bx multiplication instruction, when the value of source
1D20:0200 00 20 10 5D 55 47 00 90 - 00 10 20 30 40 jbe a_label operand is 12 (decimal), the other operand is loaded in
50 60 70 Given value of registers: DS = 1D20, ES = sub ax,bx AX. Which registers can be used to load source operand?
1D20, DI = 20A, SI = 208, BX = 202, AX = 0103, CX jmp x_label a_label: DX
= 0003 and flag bit DF = 1 What is the correct value of sub bx,ax x_label: The following sequence of instructions are executed.
AX, SI, DI registers after the instruction REP LODSW Given an assembly code copying the memory buffer What is the correct value of AX and DX (in hex) at
is executed? Buff1 to Buff2: PUSH DS POP ES watch point?
DA:DI = 0202h, AX = 5040h,SI = 5547h LEA SI, Buff1 LEA DI, Buff2 MOV
Which are correct action for SCASW string operation if CX,20 ;--- Start of block cp_loop: MOV AL, MOV AX,FFF6h
DF is reset (=0) Byte Ptr [SI] MOV Byte Ptr ES:[DI], AL MOV CX,1000h
DA: compare value in AL register with memory INC SI INC DI LOOP cp_loop ; --- IMUL CX : AX= FFF6, DX= 6000
location pointed by ES:[DI] End of block Choose equivalent string operations in
place of block code from ---Start of block to ---End of
Which are correct about the Pointer registers of IA-32 the instruction, CMP to compare source and destination
block
processors: operands by
DA: CLD cp_loop: REP MOVSB LOOP cp_loo
ĐA: Base Pointer (BP): The 16 bit pointer refers to comparing
After each execution of POP instruction, the stack
stack memory Totest one bit in a byte value which can be destructive.
pointer is: increment by 1
Instruction Pointer (IP): the 16 bit register points to Use TEST_instruction.
Given a row of memory image in debug
the next instruction to be execute Which are correct input for XLAT instruction