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12/10/2020 
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Assignment 2, DUE: 22/10/20 
 
   1st Question   (11 Pt) 
 
1. How many bytes is 24 kilobytes?
2. What does “RAM” stand for? How is it used in computer systems?
3. What does “ROM” stand for? How is it used in computer systems?
4. Why is RAM called volatile memory?
5. List the three major components of a computer system.
6. What does “CPU” stand for? Explain its function in a computer.

7. The speed of semiconductor memory is in the range of

(a) microseconds (b) milliseconds
(c) nanoseconds (d) picoseconds

8. Find the organization and chip capacity for each ROM with the indicated
number of address and data pins.
(a) 14 address, 8 data (b) 16 address, 8 data (c) 12 address, 8 data

9. Find the organization and chip capacity for each RAM with the indicated
number of address and data pins.
(a) 11 address, 1 data SRAM (b) 13 address, 4 data SRAM
(c) 17 address, 8 data SRAM (d) 8 address, 4 data DRAM
(e) 9 address, 1 data DRAM (f) 9 address, 4 data DRAM

10. Find the capacity and number of pins set aside for address and data for
memory chips with the following organizations.
(a) 16K × 4 SRAM (b) 32K × 8 EPROM (c) 1M × 1 DRAM
(d) 256K × 4 SRAM (e) 64K × 8 EEPROM (f) 1M × 4 DRAM

11. Which of the following is (are) volatile memory?

(a) EEPROM (b) SRAM (c) DRAM (d) NV-RAM

                                                  Microcontroller  DUE: 12/10/2020