Test 1 Syllabus

NOTE:

· This is closed book, closed text examination.

· Calculators are NOT allowed in the examination.

· The questions may be short type and may include problems.

• Introduction to a basic digital computer

• Software / Hardware Hierarchy in a computer

• Five classic components of a computer

• Microprocessor basics

• IC design abstraction level

• Developmental trends of ICs

• Different Types of Number Systems

• Conversion Among Number Systems

• Arithmetic Operations

• Decimal Codes

• Alpha-Numeric Codes

• IEEE-754 Floating Point Representation

• Binary Logic and Logic Gates (AND, OR, NOT)

• Boolean Algebra (Identities, Manipulation, Complement of a Function)

• Standard Forms of Boolean Function (Minterms, Maxterms, SOP, and POS)

• Map Specification (Karnaugh Map or K-map)

• K-Map Manipulation

• NAND and NOR Gates

• Conversion from AND-OR implementation to NAND-NAND implementation

• Conversion from OR-AND implementation to NOR-NOR implementation

• Exclusive-OR (XOR) Gates

• Design of parity generator and checker