DLD 1 Exam Questions and Answers
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6004 is - ✔✔The course at MIT that ELEN 3431 is modeled after
Hierarchical design yields - ✔✔limited complexity at each level and
reusable building blocks
What makes a good system design - ✔✔Bang for the buck: delivered by
minimal mechanism, maximal function;Reliable in a wide range of
environments; Accommodationg of future technical improvements
Key elements of system engineering typically outlive the technologies they
interface to. (T/F) - ✔✔True
Does engineering ever use tricks to get a job done? (yes/no) - ✔✔Yes
An zero in front of a number i.e, 0222, indicates what? - ✔✔an Octal
number
How is a hexadecimal number identified? - ✔✔with 0x
Assume that "173" is a hexadecimal number. What is it in binary? -
✔✔101110011
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, Assume that "173" is an octal number. What is it in binary? - ✔✔1111011
What is the binary 101010101010101 in hexadecimal? - ✔✔555
What is the binary 101010101010101 in octal? - ✔✔52525
Convert hexadecimal "101" into octal. - ✔✔401
Convert octal "101" into hexadecimal - ✔✔41
If we use 2's complement for signed integers, we... - ✔✔can use addition
rules for subtracting
What value in decimal is the signed-magnitude number 110? - ✔✔-2
What value in decimal is the 2's complement number 110? - ✔✔-2
What decimal result do I get when I add 010 and 101-assuming both are in
signed magnitude? - ✔✔1
What does the acronym "ASCII" mean? - ✔✔American Standard Code for
information Interchange
What are the advantages of using voltage as a representation scheme? -
✔✔potentially low power in steady state
What does the C statement int rand(void) mean? - ✔✔Function prototype
of rand function
The goal of modular design is abstention (T/F) - ✔✔False
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100% Solved | Graded A+
6004 is - ✔✔The course at MIT that ELEN 3431 is modeled after
Hierarchical design yields - ✔✔limited complexity at each level and
reusable building blocks
What makes a good system design - ✔✔Bang for the buck: delivered by
minimal mechanism, maximal function;Reliable in a wide range of
environments; Accommodationg of future technical improvements
Key elements of system engineering typically outlive the technologies they
interface to. (T/F) - ✔✔True
Does engineering ever use tricks to get a job done? (yes/no) - ✔✔Yes
An zero in front of a number i.e, 0222, indicates what? - ✔✔an Octal
number
How is a hexadecimal number identified? - ✔✔with 0x
Assume that "173" is a hexadecimal number. What is it in binary? -
✔✔101110011
1
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, Assume that "173" is an octal number. What is it in binary? - ✔✔1111011
What is the binary 101010101010101 in hexadecimal? - ✔✔555
What is the binary 101010101010101 in octal? - ✔✔52525
Convert hexadecimal "101" into octal. - ✔✔401
Convert octal "101" into hexadecimal - ✔✔41
If we use 2's complement for signed integers, we... - ✔✔can use addition
rules for subtracting
What value in decimal is the signed-magnitude number 110? - ✔✔-2
What value in decimal is the 2's complement number 110? - ✔✔-2
What decimal result do I get when I add 010 and 101-assuming both are in
signed magnitude? - ✔✔1
What does the acronym "ASCII" mean? - ✔✔American Standard Code for
information Interchange
What are the advantages of using voltage as a representation scheme? -
✔✔potentially low power in steady state
What does the C statement int rand(void) mean? - ✔✔Function prototype
of rand function
The goal of modular design is abstention (T/F) - ✔✔False
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