Sample Paper
FINALTERM EXAMINATION
Fall 2022
CS401 - Computer Architecture and Assembly Language programming
Time: 90 min
Marks: 60
[ 40 sample MCQs each of Marks 01]
Question No: 1 (Marks: 01) - Please choose the correct option
1. What is Assembly language?
High-level programming language
Low-level programming language.
Machine language.
Object-oriented programming language
2. What is the purpose of an Assembly language?
To provide a more human-readable representation of machine code.
To write programs for high-level programming languages Machine
language.
To provide a graphical interface for programming
To write web applications
3. Which of the following is a feature of Assembly language?
Abstraction
Portability
Direct access to hardware resources
Complex data structures
4. What is the basic unit of an Assembly language program?
Instruction
Procedure
Statement
Function
5. What is the basic unit of an Assembly language program?
Instruction
Procedure
Statement
Function
6. How does Assembly language differ from machine code?
Assembly language uses symbolic names for instructions and data, while
machine code uses numeric codes
Assembly language is portable, while machine code is not
Assembly language is faster than machine code
Assembly language is more secure than machine code
7. What is an Assembly language label?
A symbolic name for a memory location
A symbolic name for a register
A symbolic name for a constant value
A symbolic name for a function
8. What is an Assembly language directive?
An instruction that defines the layout of memory.
An instruction that defines the layout of a data structure
An instruction that defines the behavior of the Assembly language
program
An instruction that defines the layout of a user interface
9. What is the purpose of an Assembly language pseudo-instruction?
To provide a more convenient way to perform common operations
To provide a way to perform operations that are not supported by the
underlying hardware
To provide a way to write Assembly language programs in a high-level
programming language
To provide a way to write Assembly language programs in a web-based
programming language
10. What is the role of the assembler in Assembly language programming?
To convert Assembly language instructions into machine code
To provide a user interface for writing Assembly language programs
To provide a debugging environment for Assembly language programs
To provide a way to write Assembly language programs in a high-level
programming language
11. What is the main advantage of using Assembly language over machine code?
Improved readability and maintainability
Improved performance
Improved security
Improved compatibility
12. How does Assembly language help in writing low-level code?
Assembly language provides a symbolic representation of machine
instructions
Assembly language provides a more user-friendly interface for writing
machine code
Assembly language provides a more powerful set of instructions than
machine code
Assembly language provides a way to write machine code in a high-level
programming language
13. What is the purpose of an Assembly language macro?
To define a sequence of Assembly language instructions that can be
reused
To define a variable in Assembly language
To define a function in Assembly language
To define a data structure in Assembly language
14. What is the difference between a register and a memory location in Assembly
language?
Registers are a limited set of fast storage locations within the CPU, while
memory locations are larger, slower storage locations in external memory
Registers are larger, slower storage locations in external memory, while
memory locations are a limited set of fast storage locations within the CPU
Registers and memory locations are the same thing
Registers are used for data storage, while memory locations are used for
code storage
15. ALU Stands for
Arithmetical and Logical unit
Arithmetic and Logic Unit
Authentic and Logic Unit
Arithmetic and logical unit
16. Size of data bus in IAPX88 is
8 bit
16 bit
32 bit
64 bit
17. Which of the followings is a index register
BX
SI
SP
SS
18. Maximum memory IAPX88 can access is
1 KB
10 KB
100 kb
1 MB
19. Which of the following instructions is an example of direct addressing
mov ax,[num1]
mov ax,[bx]
mov ax,0x123
mov ax,123
20. Which of following cannot be used to store the address of data
BX
BP
SP
Stack
21. Which of following is an example of Based Register Indirect + Offset
mov [bx+300],ax
mov [si+300],ax
mov [ax+300],ax
mov [di+300],ax
22. Which of following jumps check sign flag
JS
JP
JNO
JE
23. Which jump is used to jump from one segment to other segments
Near
Far
Short
Any jump can be used for this purpose
24. In _________ the most significant bit is copied to the carry flag and is inserted from
the right, causing every bit to move one position to the left
ROL
SHR
ROR
SHL
25. ADC has _______ operands
1
2
3
4
26. Which of following instruction provides non-destructive subtraction
TEST
AND
SUB
DEC
27. With call instruction ____ is decremented by 2
IP
BP
SP
Stack
28. The interpretation of any character is performed by
Monitor
VGA
LED
LAN
29. Top of the stack is pointed by
DS
SS
ES
CS
30. The default association of BP is with
BP
SP
Stack
IP
31. For 32 bit division in DIV instruction, 16 bit quotient is stored in
AX
BX
CX
DX
32. Which operating system was the Intel 8088 processor used in initially?
MS-DOS
Windows 1.0
Apple Mac OS
Linux
33. LDS stands for
Load Data Segment
Laid Data Segment
Load Direct Segment
Load Data Stack
34. What type of computer architecture is optimized for reducing the number of
instructions in the instruction set and the cycle time?
Von Neumann architecture
CISC architecture
RISC architecture
Big Endian memory organization
35. MOVS has _________ forms
1
2
3
4
36. What is the name given to the model for a stored-program computer consisting of a
CPU, main memory, and input/output devices?
RISC architecture
Big Endian memory organization
Von Neumann architecture
CISC architecture
37. Which memory organization stores the least significant byte at the lowest memory
address?
RISC architecture
Big Endian memory organization
Von Neumann architecture
Little Endian
38. What is the technique used in computer architecture to increase the instruction
throughput by dividing the instruction execution into multiple stages?
Von Neumann architecture
CISC architecture
Pipelining
RISC architecture
39. What type of computer architecture provides a large number of instructions, often
with multiple operations within a single instruction?
RISC architecture
Little Endian memory organization
CISC architecture
Von Neumann architecture
40. What was the clock speed of the Intel 8088 processor?
4.77 MHz
8 MHz
10 MHz
12 MHz
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[Next, provide 06 sample questions each of Marks 03]
Question No: 41 (Marks: 03)
1. What is the difference between an instruction mnemonic and its opcode?
Answer
Question No: 42 (Marks: 03)
2. How MOV instruction is different from MOVS.
Answer
Question No: 43 (Marks: 03)
3. Write and assembly language code on physical and logical addresses in
assembly language using an example
Answer
Question No: 44 (Marks: 03)
4. What is the role of the BIOS in string printing in assembly language?
Answer
Question No: 45 (Marks: 03)
5. What is the purpose of clearing the screen in assembly language?
Answer
Question No: 46 (Marks: 03)
6. What is Von Neumann architecture?
Answer
[Next, provide 04 sample questions each of Marks 05]
Question No: 47 (Marks: 05)
1. Write instructions that perform the following operations.
a. Copy BL into AL
b. Copy CX into AX
c. Store 0x12 into AX
d. Store 0x1234 into DX
e. Copy Al into B`X
Answer
Question No: 48 (Marks: 05)
2- What is pipelining in computer architecture?
Answer
Question No: 49 (Marks: 05)
3- Write and assembly language code on physical and logical addresses in
assembly language using an example.
Answer
Question No: 50 (Marks: 05)
4- Write and assembly language code to print a table of 10.
Answer
