RECENT ASSIGNMENT

Task
Total marks: 10
Answer the following questions:

1. On the von Neumann, describe the process that the CPU must undertake to read a value from memory and to write a value from memory and to write a value to memory in terms of what is put into the MAR, MBR, address bus, data bus, and control bus ? [5 marks]

2. Suppose that the following instructions are found at the given location in memory:

0040H LOAD 0060H
0041H MULT 0061H
0042H STORE 0061H
0043H LOAD 0062H
0044H ADD 0060H
0045H STORE 0062H
0060H 20
0061H 12
0062H 24
Show the contents of all CPU Registers; IR, PC, MAR, MDR, and AC. You need to provide all steps that reach you the final values. [5 marks]

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Rationale
This assessment task covers topic 1, and has been designed to ensure that you are engaging with the subject content on an early. Moreover, it seeks to assess your ability to:
• be able to define and appropriately use computer systems terminologies;
• be able to describe the concepts of data computer architecture and organisation;
• be able to describe the relationship between computer hardware and software and how they play role in designing a computer.