Computer Engineering Fundamentals
Exam Preparation Guide
Course Introduction
Computer Engineering Fundamentals is an introductory course that explores the essential principles underlying the design and analysis of computer systems. Topics include digital logic design, computer architecture, data representation, fundamental programming concepts, and the integration of hardware and software components. Students will gain a foundational understanding of how computers process information, the structure and operation of microprocessors, and the basics of system organization. Through theoretical discussion and practical exercises, the course prepares students for advanced study and practical application in computer engineering and related fields.
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Assembly Language for x86 Processors 7th Edition by Kip R. Irvine
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Chapter 1: Basic Concepts Assessment
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Q1) A dynamic link library (DLL)is never written in the Java programming language.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q2) The hexadecimal representation of decimal 35 is 33h
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) The sum of the binary integers 01101101 and 00111011 is 10101001.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q4) The sum of 3AB4h and 0429h is 3EDDh.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q5) The binary representation of decimal -42 is 11010111.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: X86 Processor Architecture Assessment
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Q1) The control unit (CU)coordinates the sequencing of steps involved in executing machine instructions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The Basic Input-Output System is a collection of low-level subroutines that communicate directly with hardware devices.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The lower half of the RCX register is called EBX. A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q4) Another name for "machine cycle" is clock cycle. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Assembly Language
Fundamentals-assessment
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Q1) A string literal must be enclosed in double quotes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) A listing file contains a copy of the program's source code,with line numbers,the numeric address of each instruction,and a symbol table.Optionally,it may display the machine code bytes for the program.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The PROC directive marks both the beginning and ending of a procedure.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) The following is a valid data definition statement:
helloStr SWORD -32768
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Data Transfers,addressing,and
Arithmetic-assessment
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Q1) The MOVSX instruction can use a variable as the source operand. A)True
B)False
Q2) The following instruction will produce 1FFFFFFCh in EDX: movsx edx,-4
A)True
B)False
Q3) When you move a 16-bit constant or an 8-bit constant into a 64-bit register,the upper bits of the destination operand are cleared. A)True
B)False
Q4) The SUB instruction requires the source operand to be no larger than the destination operand. A)True B)False
Q5) If AL contains +127 and you add 3 to AL,the Overflow flag will be set. A)True B)False
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Chapter 5: Procedures-assessment
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Q1) When the POP instruction executes,the ESP register is incremented after the value it points to is copied from the stack.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The WriteHex procedure displays integers in hexadecimal format only if an additional formatting parameter is passed in the EDX register.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The RET instruction pops the value pointed to by EBP off the stack into the instruction pointer..
A)True
B)False
Q4) The EBP register points to the last value pushed on the runtime stack. A)True
B)False
Q5) The USES operator,coupled with the PROC directive,lets you list the names of all registers modified within a procedure.. A)True B)False
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Chapter 6: Conditional Processing Assessment
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Q1) The JO instruction is used after an operation involving signed integers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The OR instruction can be used to find the intersection of two bit-mapped sets.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The destination operand of the OR instruction cannot be a memory operand.
A)True
B)False
Q4) With signed operands,the CMP instruction makes the Sign flag equal to the Overflow flag when the destination operand is less than the source operand.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The TEST instruction always alters the destination operand.
A)True
B)False
Q6) XORing an operand with 1 always causes the Zero flag to be set.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Integer Arithmetic Assessment
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Q1) The DIV instruction generates a divide overflow condition when the remainder is too large to fit into the destination operand.
A)True B)False
Q2) The MUL instruction sets the Carry flag if the upper half of the product is not equal to zero.
A)True B)False
Q3) The MUL instruction sets the Overflow flag if the upper half of the product is not equal to zero.
A)True B)False
Q4) The binary value of AL after the following instructions have executed is 11100010. mov al,11000101b sar al,1
A)True B)False
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Chapter 8: Advanced Procedures Assessment
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Q1) An indirect operand such as [eax + edi] can be passed to the INVOKE directive.
A)True B)False
Q2) The following is a valid LOCAL declaration: LOCAL LastName:BYTE(25)
A)True
B)False
Q3) Stack parameters are usually expressed as positive offsets from ESP. A)True
B)False
Q4) The following is a valid LOCAL declaration: LOCAL index:DWORD A)True B)False
Q5) In 32-bit programs,ADDR and OFFSET return the same value. A)True B)False
Q6) The CALL instruction can only have a single operand. A)True B)False
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Chapter 9: Strings and Arrays Assessment
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Q1) The MOVSW instruction copies a word from the location addressed by ESI to the location addressed by EDI.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Str_trim procedure has a second parameter that holds the character to be trimmed from the end of the string.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In 64-bit mode,operands that use register indexes must use 64-bit registers.You can use both base-index operands and base-index-displacement operands.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The REPNE prefix repeats an instruction while the Zero flag is set,and ECX is greater than zero.
A)True B)False
Q5) The CMPSW instruction uses memory pointed to by EDI as the source operand. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Structures and Macros Assessment
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Q1) The following macro moves any 32-bit memory operand to any other 32-bit memory operand:
mMove32 MACRO destination,source push eax
mov eax,source mov destination,eax pop eax
ENDM
A)True
B)False
Q2) A structure variable cannot be declared inside another structure. A)True B)False
Q3) The IFDIFI directive performs a case-insensitive comparison between two arguments. A)True B)False
Q4) The IFNOTB directive permits assembly if its argument is not blank. A)True B)False
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Chapter 11: Ms-Windows Programming Assessment
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Q1) A Win32 console HANDLE is required when reading and writing files.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The CREATE_NEW constant can be passed to the creationDisposition parameter in the CreateFile function.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Win32 ReadConsoleInput function reads character input from the console buffer,but does not remove the characters from the buffer.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The SetFilePointer function permits you to start reading from any point in a file.
A)True
B)False
Q5) When you call the ReadFile function,you must pass a pointer to a string containing the filename.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 12: Floating-Point Processing and Instruction
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Q1) In a single-precision real number,the exponent uses 7 bits. A)True
B)False
Q2) If we were to denormalize the binary number 1.1101 x 2<sup>3</sup>,the result would be binary 1110.1.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Not all values between 0 and 1 can be represented by a single-precision significand,but all such values can be represented by an extended-precision significand. A)True
B)False
Q4) In the encoding of a MOV from a register to any other operand (89/r),the /r indicates that a Mod R/M byte follows the opcode. A)True B)False
Q5) In a single-precision real,the exponent field has a bias of 128. A)True B)False
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Chapter 13: High-Level Language Interface-- Assessment
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Q1) A language's calling convention includes a list of which registers must be preserved by called procedures.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Visual C++ compiler contains command-line options for generating assembly language source code.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Although STDCALL is compatible with the Win32 API, it does not match the calling convention used by C programs.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A program using the C calling convention pushes function arguments onto the stack from left to right.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The EVEN and ALIGN directives can be used in Visual C++ inline assembly code. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: 16-Bit Ms-Dos Programming Assessment
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Q1) Video services are handled by INT 16h.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The MS-DOS command tail is located in the data segment when a program begins to execute.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Real-mode programming is also known as 16-bit mode programming.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When a MS-DOS function needs to access the computer's hardware,it calls a function in the BIOS.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The < operator,when used at the MS-DOS command prompt,redirects the current program's input.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Disk Fundamentals Assessment
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Q1) An extended partition can be divided into any number of logical partitions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The NTFS file system supports Unicode filenames,but FAT32 does not.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Each read-write head in a disk drive moves independently of the other read/write heads.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A sector contains multiple cylinders.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Translation of disk geometry to logical sector numbers is always performed by the operating system.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The MS-DOS file attribute byte does not include a hidden attribute.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Bios-Level Programming Assessment
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Q1) MS-Windows cannot run MS-DOS programs in full-screen mode.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Character colors use 4 bits for the foreground color,and 4 bits for the background color.Blinking is controlled by a 9<sup>th</sup> bit that is not part of the attribute byte.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The BIOS data area includes the keyboard typeahead buffer.
A)True
B)False
Q4) INT 16h permits characters to be redirected,so input can be read from a file.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The fastest way to write characters to the video display is by calling INT 10h. A)True
B)False
Q6) The BIOS data area includes the current video mode.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Expert Ms-Dos Programming Assessment
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Q1) Only one code segment may be created in a single program module.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When an interrupt executes,an address in the Exception Process Table is used to locate the interrrupt handler.
A)True
B)False
Q3) IA-32 systems offer two types of hardware input-output: memory-mapped,and port-based.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The segment combine type tells the linker how to combine segments having the same name.
A)True
B)False
Q5) All COM programs use the small memory model.
A)True
B)False
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