Assignment Cover Sheet
Qualification
Module Number and Title
Higher Diploma in Computing & Software
Engineering
CSE4001 Computer Architecture
Student Name & No.
Assessor
Hand out date
Submission Date
Assessment type Duration/Length of Weighting of Assessment
Assessment Type
Presentation-
End of the module
15 minutes
25%
Learner declaration
I, …………………………………………. <name of the student and registration number>,
certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully
acknowledged.
Marks Awarded
First assessor
IV marks
Agreed grade
Signature of the assessor
Date
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FEEDBACK FORM
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY
Module: Computer Architecture
Student:
Assessor:
Assignment: Group -Presentation
Strong features of your work:
Areas for improvement:
Marks Awarded:
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Coursework: Presentation
Learning outcomes covered
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LO 02: Explain the fundamental aspects of all digital computers and the operating
principles of computer peripherals.
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LO 03: Understand the principles underlying operating systems and system software.
Introduction
Computer architecture deals with the design of computers, data storage devices, and
networking components that store and run programs, transmit data, and drive interactions
between computers, across networks, and with users. Computer architects use parallelism and
various strategies for memory organization to design computing systems with very high
performance. Operating system and Computer Memory are very important subject domains
related to Computer systems.
Tasks
1. A microprocessor is a programmable device that takes in input and performs some
arithmetic and logical operations. It is designed to perform arithmetic and logic
operations that make use of small number-holding areas called registers. (15 marks)
LO 02
a) What are the common components of a microprocessor?
b) Explain the function of microprocessor?
c) How the processor components will help to make the computer faster?
2. Express your ideas for Operating System related areas are given below (20 marks) LO
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a) What is an Operating System?
b) What are the types of operating systems available?
c) Explain the Hardware Protections of an Operating system?
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3. Describe the following Operating Systems related terms: (15 marks) LO 03
a) I/O Controller
b) CPU scheduling
c) Dead Locks
d) Threads
4. What the most popular types of operating systems available and explain its functions
and characteristics LO 03 (15 marks)
5. There are many features available in operating systems that help to make the computer
faster and more powerful. Explain the features related to the operating system that
contributes to the speed and computer's performance. (15 marks) LO 03
6. Presentation and Individual Viva Session (20 marks) LO 03 / LO 02
General Guidelines for Students
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Each team made up of 4 members
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Presentation Duration: 15 min. Minimum 10 slides
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Each member must participate in question and answers session
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Harvard Referencing must be used accordingly
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The presentation should be in a professional manner and with proper formatting.
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Every group is expected to hand over the slides of their presentation on the presentation day.
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The Group leader is expected to attach a member’s contribution declaration as the cover page
of this report.
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Based on the presentation and the Q&A session the panel will grade the proceedings.
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Students absent on the presentation day will not be awarded any mark irrespective of their
contribution to the group work.
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The members get individual marks based on their performance in Q/A and presentation skills.
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Clearly, easily readable text and suitable graphics (Graphs, Charts etc.). Limit the amount of
words you have on each slide. Suitable clear and readable font style should be used.
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The student need to name the presentation softcopy with his/her name with initials and the
university number (not ICBT number), not your topic or some weird abbreviation of your topic.
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You are required to submit the soft copy of the presentation slides to university.
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Strict time limits will need to be enforced on student’s presentations. Therefore, student need
to have a proper practice before the final.
Grading Criteria
Task (1) contains 15 marks.
Marks
Criteria
Out of 15
Marks obtained
by the student for
the answer
provided
Fail
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
Pass
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Student failed to answer the task as instructed or the
information provided are not valid, accurate and not up to the
standard. No in text citations.
Poor presentation of information with lot of grammatical and
technical mistakes.
Student has demonstrated the information in a fairly poor way.
Some part of the question is not covered, but it was seen that
student has put an effort to answer the given question. No in
text citations.
Learner has provided a simple explanation of the task and the
answer is not structured, information is scattered which
showed that student had poor theoretical knowledge and the
application knowledge.
0-3
4-7
Good

Student has demonstrated a very good understanding of the
components of microprocessors.
 Learner has made an explanation about the operations of
microprocessors with their mechanism how they improve the
performance and the practical aspect of them. Good effort to
make the answer more logical and structured.
Excellent
 Student has demonstrated an excellent in-depth understanding,
proper identification and accurate presentation of information
on the components of microprocessors.
 Learner has made an excellent explanation about the
operations of microprocessors and types with their mechanism
8-11
11-15
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how they improve the performance and the practical aspect of
them.
Well-structured logical answer is provided with the aid of
valid sources, diagrams and examples.
Learner has done research about the new technologies related
to the question asked and included proper references. Harvard
Referencing has correctly applied.
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Task (2) contains 20 marks.
Marks
Criteria
Out of 20
Marks obtained
by the student for
the answer
provided
Fail


Pass

Student failed to answer the task as instructed or Learner has
not given proper explanation of Operating System, types of
operating system or their importance, or the information
provided are not valid, accurate and not up to the standard.
Poor presentation of information with lot of grammatical and
technical mistakes.
0-5
Student has demonstrated the information in a fairly poor way.
Some part of the question is not covered, but it was seen that
student has put an effort to answer the given question.
Learner has provided a simple explanation of Operating
System, types of operating system or their importance.
Answer is not structured, information is scattered which
showed that student had poor theoretical knowledge and the
application knowledge.
6-10
Good
 Student has demonstrated a very good understanding and
identification of Operating System, types of operating system
or their main purpose.
 Identification of importance of OS with relevant examples.
 Student has demonstrated a very good understanding of
advantages of Real-time Operating System, Distributed,
Multitasking, Mobile, Time-Sharing, etc
 Good effort to make the answer more logical and structured.
11-15
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
Excellent
 Student has demonstrated an excellent in-depth understanding,
proper identification and accurate presentation of information
on Operating System, types of operating system or their main
purpose.
 Student has demonstrated a very good understanding of
advantages of Real-time Operating System, Distributed,
Multitasking, Mobile, Time-Sharing, etc.
 Well-structured logical answer is provided with the aid of
valid sources, diagrams and examples.
 Learner has done research about the new technologies related
to the question asked and included proper references.
16-20
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Task (3) contains 15 marks.
Criteria
Marks Marks obtained by
the student for the
Out of 15 answer provided
Fail



Pass


Student failed to answer the task as instructed or
Learner has not given proper explanation or the information
provided is not valid, accurate and not up to the standard. No
proper in text citations.
Poor presentation of information with lot of grammatical and
technical mistakes.
Student has demonstrated the information in a fairly poor way.
Some part of the question is not covered, but it was seen that
student has put an effort to answer the given question.
Answer is not structured, information is scattered which showed
that student had poor theoretical knowledge and the application
knowledge.
0-3
4-7
Good
 Student has demonstrated a very good understanding and
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identification of the given components.
 Good effort to make the answer more logical and structured.
Excellent
 Student has demonstrated an excellent in-depth understanding,
proper identification and accurate presentation of information.
 Well-structured logical answer is provided with the aid of valid
11-15
sources, diagrams and examples.
 Learner has done research about the new technologies related to
the question asked and included proper references. Harvard
Referencing has correctly applied.
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Task (4) contains 15 marks.
Criteria
Marks
Out of 15
Fail


Pass


Student failed to answer the task as instructed or the
information provided are not valid, accurate and not up
to the standard. No in text citations.
Poor presentation of information with lot of grammatical
and technical mistakes.
Student has demonstrated the information in a fairly poor
way. Some part of the question is not covered, but it was
seen that student has put an effort to answer the given
question. No in text citations.
Learner has provided a simple explanation of the task and
the answer is not structured, information is scattered
which showed that student had poor theoretical
knowledge and the application knowledge.
Good
 Student has demonstrated a very good understanding of
the major components of a computer system.
 Learner has made an explanation about the popular Oss
such as Windows, Android, Linux, and IOS. etc
 Good effort to make the answer more logical and
structured.
Excellent
 Student has demonstrated an excellent in-depth
understanding, proper identification and accurate
presentation of information on the popular Oss such as
Windows, Android, Linux, and IOS. etc
 Well-structured logical answer is provided with the aid
of valid sources, diagrams and examples.
 Learner has compared OS’s based on the features such as
Files Systems, Memory Managements. Efficiency,
Security.
 Learner has done research about the new technologies
related to the question asked and included proper
references. Harvard Referencing has correctly applied.
Marks obtained
by the student
for the answer
provided
0-3
4-7
8-11
11-15
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Task (5) contains 15 marks.
Criteria
Marks
Out of 15
Fail


Pass


Student failed to answer the task as instructed or the
information provided are not valid, accurate and not up
to the standard. No in text citations.
Poor presentation of information with lot of grammatical
and technical mistakes.
Student has demonstrated the information in a fairly poor
way. Some part of the question is not covered, but it was
seen that student has put an effort to answer the given
question. No in text citations.
Learner has provided a simple explanation of the task and
the answer is not structured, information is scattered
which showed that student had poor theoretical
knowledge and the application knowledge.
Good
 Student has demonstrated a very good understanding of
the components of an OS that contribute for effeciency.
 Learner has made an explanation about the operations of
OS with their mechanism and the practical aspect of
them.
 Good effort to make the answer more logical and
structured.
Excellent
 Student has demonstrated an excellent in-depth
understanding, proper identification and accurate
presentation of information on the features of OS.
 Learner has made an excellent explanation about the
operations of OS and types with their mechanism and the
practical aspect of them.
 Well-structured logical answer is provided with the aid
of valid sources, diagrams and examples.
 Learner has done research about the new technologies
related to the question asked and included proper
references. Harvard Referencing has correctly applied.
Marks obtained
by the student
for the answer
provided
0-3
4-7
8-11
11-15
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Task (6) contains Total 20 marks. - Oral Presentation and Viva Individual Assessment
Form
a) Presentation Skills (10 marks)
Skill Set
Allocated
Marks
Delivery: speed, eye contact,
clarity, audibility, tone
2
Content: sets out relevant
issues, explains key terms,
confident with material, aids
2
Structure: logical, easy to
follow, provides headings,
each section relates to overall
2
Use of visual aids: uses
handout or other visual aids,
relevant to content
2
Response to questions:
willing to answer questions,
actively seeks questions
2
Total
Assessor
Mark
Comments
10
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b) Viva (10 marks)
Assessor may ask related question from each task from the given scenario.
Task No
Allocated
Marks
Task 1 Question
Task 2 Question
Task 3 Question
Task 4 Question
Task 5 Question
Assessor
Mark
Comments
2
2
2
2
2
10
Total
Assessment Criteria
Question Number
Allocated Marks
Task 1
15
Task 2
20
Task 3
15
Task 4
15
Task 5
15
Viva
20
Total
100
Awarded Marks
Submission criteria
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Appropriate font Style, proper animations with slides transitions, appropriate images
and diagrams should include.
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Referencing should be done strictly using Harvard system.
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