Practice 10 questions on COMP228 - System Hardware (COMP) at Concordia University. Free AI-generated quiz on uNotes — track your score, retake anytime.
1In the Booth algorithm for 5-bit two's complement multiplication, what action is taken when the current multiplier bit and the previous multiplier bit are '1' and '0' respectively (scanning from right to left)?
2Consider the simplified 8-bit floating point format described in the course material (1 bit sign, 3 bits exponent in excess-4, 4 bits mantissa with hidden 1). Which of the following statements are true?
3Based on the provided truth table (Table 1), what logic operation is being performed if the inputs X, Y, Z are treated as a 3-bit number and the outputs F2, F1, F0 represent the result?
4In Intel x86 assembly, what is the significance of the value 'F0' in the instruction 'jnz again' (opcode 75 F0) as seen in Program 1?
5According to the Von Neumann Model, where is the primary 'bottleneck' located?
6Which of the following are examples of 'System Software' as defined in the course hierarchy?
7What is the decimal equivalent of the binary fractional value 0.0101?
8In a 3-bus CPU organization, what state is indicated by the symbol 'Z' on a bus?
9Match the correct law or principle with its definition from the material:
10What is the range of integers representable using 5-bit Two's Complement notation?
