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T103/TM103: Computer Organization and Architecture Tutor-Marked Assignment Summer 22/23 |
Cut-Off Date: Based on the Published Deadline.
Total Marks: 30 marks turned to 15 marks Contents
Warnings and Declaration…………………………………….……………………………………1
Question 1 ……………….…………………………………. ……………………………………..2
Question 2 ………………………………………………………………………………….…..…..2
Plagiarism Warning:
As per AOU rules and regulations, all students are required to submit their own TMA work and avoid plagiarism. The AOU has implemented sophisticated techniques for plagiarism detection. You must provide all references in case you use and quote another person’s work in your TMA. You will be penalized for any act of plagiarism as per the AOU’s rules and regulations.
Declaration of No Plagiarism by Student (to be signed and submitted by student with TMA work):
I hereby declare that this submitted TMA work is a result of my own efforts and I have not plagiarized any other person’s work. I have provided all references of information that I have used and quoted in my TMA work.
Name of Student:…………………………….. Signature:…………………………………………… Date:…………………………………………………
Question 1: Working with MARIE (20 Marks)
Write a MARIE program to find the maximum of two numbers entered by the user and stored in memory locations X and Y. Then, store the maximum in memory location Z and display it.
You should include comments describing each instruction.
You should also provide a screenshot of the simulation result (A screenshot of the MARIE Simulator window after running the program, showing the values at the output window).
Instructions:
You should include a typed code with the comments. No images or screenshots here.
Use “ORG” instruction to start your program at an address equivalent to 51210.
Use your last two university ID number as inputs.
For example, if your ID is 2315161678235, then you will use the number 3 and 5 as the values of x and y, respectively.
Do not forget to change the Input and output boxes to decimal!
You should include the necessary labels and directives at the end of your program.
Question 2: Hardware (10 marks)
You are asked to do some research and answer the following questions using your own words:
What makes Solid State disks more reliable than the Magnetic Hard disk drives? Discuss, stating at least three reasons.
Compare briefly between the AMOLED and the OLED mobile displays regarding the efficiency under the sunlight, display quality, and price.
What does the Floating-Point Unit do? Explain briefly.
End of TMA
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