CS2252 Microprocessors and Microcontrollers Pre-course Assignment Answer all the questions Question ratings: A. Easy, B. Moderate, C.

Hard, D. Mind bending 1. B. A toggle flip-flop (T-flip-flop) changes state whenever its T input is high on the CLOCK edge as shown in the timing diagram.

Show how a T-flip-flop can be made by combining an XOR gate with a D-flip-flop.

2. A. Draw the basic block diagram of a 4:1 Mux and 3:8 Decoder

3. A. What is the difference between shift operation and arithmetic shift operation?

4. C. What is the difference between active low and active high signals? Which is more preferred for memory ICs?

5. D. Write down the specifications of your laptop/PC. Explain how the RAM size determines the speed of the PC.