CISC2305 Worksheet #1

1. Define the following terms:

A)     bit:
 

B)    byte:


C)    nibble:
 

2. Regarding computer architecture, name 3 different ways you might you use to describe the state that a bit may be in?

A)

B)

C)

3.Concerning the characteristics of Main Storage. Answer the following questions as "True" or "False".

a) The Hard-Drive's storage is volatile. ____________
b) The Hard-Drive's storage costs more per/MegaBytes than main-memory. ____________
c) Main-memory has a slower access time than the Hard-Drive.____________
d) Main-Memory's storage is volatile. ____________

4.What do these abbreviations stand for:

KB ____________________ kb ______________________

MB ____________________ GB _____________________


5. Do the base two addition:

   1 0 1
+ 1 0 1
=========
 

6. Do the base two subtraction:

  1 1 0 1
- 0 1 1 0
============
 

7. Do the base two addition:

   0 1 1 1
+ 1 0 0 1
=============
 

8) Convert 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 (base 2) to base 10.
 
 

9. Do the base two subtraction:

  1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
- 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
==================
 

10. Do the base two addition:

   1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
+ 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
=================
 

11) Convert 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 (base 2) to base 10.
 
 

 

12) Convert the the following base two number to base 16 using column grouping ( 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1).

 

13) Convert the 19 (base 10) to base 8.

 

 

14) Convert the 19 (base 10) to base 16.

 

15. What kind of logic gate is represented by this symbol?

and

Complete the truth table for the above logic gate:

 A  | B  | C
========
 1  |  1  |
 1  |  0  |
 0  |  1  |
 0  |  0  |

16. What kind of logic gate is represented by this symbol?

or

Complete the truth table for the above logic gate:

 A  | B  | C
========
 1  |  1  |
 1  |  0  |
 0  |  1  |
 0  |  0  |

17. What kind of logic gate is represented by this symbol?

nand

Complete the truth table for the above logic gate:

 A  | B  | C
========
 1  |  1  |
 1  |  0  |
 0  |  1  |
 0  |  0  |

18. What kind of logic gate is represented by this symbol?

nor

Complete the truth table for the above logic gate:

 A  | B  | C
========
 1  |  1  |
 1  |  0  |
 0  |  1  |
 0  |  0  |

19. What kind of logic gate is represented by this symbol?

xor

Complete the truth table for the above logic gate:

 A  | B  | C
========
 1  |  1  |
 1  |  0  |
 0  |  1  |
 0  |  0  |

20. What kind of logic gate is represented by this symbol?

not

Complete the truth table for the above logic gate:

 A  | C
========
 1  |
 0  |

21. Perform an AND operation on these two number:

1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
================

22. Perform an OR operation on these two number:

1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
================