Question

We need to unset (force to 0) the three rightmost and the two leftmost bits of an 8 bit pattern.
Show the mask and the operation.

Answer:

Mask for (AND): 00111000

Operation: 11111000

Question

An audio signal is sampled 8000 times per second. Each sample is represented by 256 different
levels. How many bits per second are needed to represent this signal?
Answer:
(8000 sample/ sec) × (8 bits / sample) = 64,000 bits /seconds

Question

An imaginary computer has 16 data registers (R0 to R15), 1024 words in memory, and 16
different instructions (add, subtract, and so on).

A. What is the minimum size of an add instruction in bits if a typical instruction uses
the following format:
add M R2.
Answer:
Instruction 24 = 16
Word in memory = 210 = 1024
Register = 24 = 16
Final answer: Size of instruction = 10 + 4 + 4 = 18 Bits

B. If the computer uses the same size of word for data and instructions, what is the size
of each data register?
Answer= 4 Bits

C. What is the size of the instruction register in the computer?

Answer= 4 Bits