Note: All questions are compulsory. Each question carries equal marks.

Q. 1 a) Briefly explain the following representations: sign magnitude, tows complement biased.
(20)
b) Represent the following twos complement values in decimal: 1101011; 0101101.
Q. 2 What is meant by the term nesting of procedures? Also list three possible places for storing the
return address for a procedure return. (20)
Q. 3 An address field in an instruction contains decimal value 14. Where is the corresponding operand
located for: (20)
a) Immediate addressing?
b) Direct addressing?
c) Indirect addressing?
d) Register addressing?
e) Register indirect addressing?