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Quiz No. 1 (Spring- 2010)
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering
Microprocessor and Computer Architecture (EE 2202)
Section A
Time Allowed: 15 mins Student’s Name: _____________
Max Marks : 15 Roll No. : _____________
Question # 01: Consider a hypothetical 32-bit microprocessor having 32-bit instruction
composed of two fields: The first byte contains the opcode rest of the bits are for
address.
a. How many total operations can be performed by this machine?
b. How much total memory can be accessed by this machine?
c. How many bits are needed for Program Counter and Instruction Register?
d. Discuss the impact on system speed if t he microprocessor bus has:
i. A 32-bit local address bus and a 16-bit local data bus,
ii. A 16-bit local address bus and a 16-bit local data bus.
Note: System contains PC, MAR, MBR, IBR, IR registers.
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