KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Course Code / Title: EE 233 – Microprocessors
Semester / Year: Fall /2021
Homework Assignment #: 1
Date: 30/09/2021
Due Date: 6/10/2021
Instructor: Dr. Mohammed Morsy Farag
1. Draw a general block diagram of a computer system. Explain briefly the various
blocks of the system. Give some examples of the types of devices used for each
block.
2. Draw a general block diagram of a microprocessor? Explain briefly the various
blocks of the microprocessor.
3. How many memory locations can be addressed by a microprocessor with 14
address lines?
4. Name any two types of memories that are used in a computer.
5. Define computer hardware.
6. Define computer software.
7. Describe and draw the diagram of Von-Neumann model.
8. What is a bus?
9. Why is the data bus bidirectional?
10.What are the acronyms MIPS? CISC? VLIW? BIOS?
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