Assignment 2                                 

Deadline: 02.12.02 (4 weeks)

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Assignment Document Checklist

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	Documents	Tick
1	Logic gates drawn
	Truth table for each logic gate
	Truth table for an operation
2	Block diagram of a typical microcomputer system
	Block diagram of a CPU
3	Screen dumps of resources for each device
	I/O range calculations
	Description of bus types
4	Description of cache memory
	Description of DMA
	Memory map - memory sizes derived

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Assignment 2

Part 1 - Logic Functions

Question 1.1

1. Draw logic gates for each logic function AND, OR and NOT, NAND and NOR, showing the operations possible for each gate. 

2. For each logic function listed above create a truth table and write its boolean function .

3. For the boolean function Q = (X+Y).Z  

1. draw the circuit that would implement the function

2. derive its function table (truth table for the function)

Part 2 - Block Diagrams

Question 2.1

1. Draw a typical microcomputer system in block diagram form, including DMA, IRQ and I/O controllers and explain the function of each part.

2. Draw a block diagram of a simple CPU and explain the diagram.

Part 3 - Buses and Resource Allocation

Question 3.1

1. Examine any standard PC less than 5 years old -  find out and write down the resources (DMA, IRQ, I/O range) allocated for each device listed below.  

2. Calculate and write down the I/O range in base 10 for each device.

    

   	Primary IDE controller
   	Floppy disk controller
   	Display adapter

3. Write down the bus type each device uses and explain the differences between an ISA, AGP, PCI bus.

Please screen dump the resource settings for each device using device manager.

Part 4 - Memory & Addressing

Question 4.1

1. Describe the process of cache memory

2. Describe the process of DMA

3. A system memory map is shown below.  Provide a suitable address for each of the components and hence derive the size of the memory allocated to each component.

That's it for this assignment!