Midterm Review

Where and When

The ENGR-E110 midterm exam will take place during normal lab time on 2019/03/07.

Format

16 multiple choice, 4 short answer

Topics

  • two's complement number representation
    • negative and positive numbers convert to/from binary/decimal
    • two's complement addition
  • combinational and sequential logic
    • compare/contrast, recognize each type
    • truth tables for various logic elements (Nand, Mux, Full Adder, etc.)
    • sum-of-products form
    • boolean arithmetic (De Morgan's law)
  • Hack machine instructions (A and C forms)
    • recognize the A and C forms by their binary representation
    • given the tables for COMP, DEST, and JUMP, convert a C instruction to/from binary/mnemonic format