Question Bank – CAM

1. What do you understand by data type. Discuss various data types each with an example.
2. Describe 1’s compliment? What is/are the main usage of 1’s compliment. Give an
example also.
3. Describe 2’s Compliment? How its is different from 1’s compliment? Also describe the
role of 2’s compliment in finding the subtraction of two binary numbers with an example.
4. What is the difference between fixed point number representation and floating-point
number representation? Compare by taking at least two different examples.
5. Explain the following Error Detection codes each by taking an example.
● Parity Check
● Checksum
● Cyclic Redundancy Check
6. Convert the following two decimal numbers into the Binary, Octal, and Hexadecimal
number system.:

750, 125

After conversion, perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of these two
numbers in all the converted number systems.

7. Design a common circuit for the addition and subtraction of two 4-bit binary numbers.
Also discuss its functioning in detail.
8. What do you understand by a micro-operation? Discus the various types of micro-
operations each with suitable example.
9. Discuss the functioning of Arithmetic Shift Unit along with circuit Diagram and Truth
Table.
10. Describe the functioning of Arithmetic Logic Shift unit with the help of a block diagram
and truth table.
11. What do you understand by an instruction? Discuss the various parts of an instruction by
taking suitable example?
12. What are data shift instructions? Explain by giving suitable example?
13. Describe the role of various computer registers?
14. How different computer registers are organized in the system?
15. What do you understand by an instruction cycle?
16. Discuss the timing diagram of
MOV A, B