ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to assess learner’s understanding of CPU organization,
instructions format and addressing mode.

REQUIREMENT
You are working as a R&D Manager in a manufacturing company that manufacture various
type of IT devices. One of your projects is to develop new computing devices. Therefore, a
new group has been formed to focus on this development.

From your observation, the team member in the group lack the basic knowledge of
computer architecture. Thus, they have difficulties in communicating with hardware
programmers. As a manager, your task is to prepare a technical document to provide a
basic overview of computing architecture to the team members. Prepare the technical
report which consists of the following structure:

a) Introduction
b) Comparison of the following different type of CPU organization:
i) Register Set Organization
ii) Stack Organization
iii) Accumulator Organization
c) Explanation on Instructions Format
d) Explanation on Addressing Modes
e) Conclusion

(Note: Your answer should be based on improving the team member communication with
hardware programmer. Please refer to the rubric for detail requirement)

[Total/Jumlah: 60 marks/markah]

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ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
CBCA2103 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE/ SEPT 2019
Excellent/ Good/ Fair/ Poor/ Unsatisfactory/
Criteria/ Weight/ Cemerlang Baik Sederhana Lemah Tidak memuaskan Max
Kriteria Pemberat Marks
4 3 2 1 0
Introduction Provided Provided introduction Provided Provided No introduction
 Brief description about computer architecture introduction that that mostly met introduction that introduction was given.
 Brief description about CPU clearly met details of details of the criteria minimally met that poorly met
1.0 4
 Structure of the report the criteria. but it can be details of the details of the
improved further. criteria. criteria.

Analysis on CPU organization type Provided in depth Provided good Provided limited Provided answer No answer or
(i) : Register Set Organization answer that clearly answer that mostly answer or answer that poorly met wrong answer
 Detail description of the CPU organization met details of the met details of the that minimally met details of the was given.
2.0 8
 Provide basic diagram with appropriate labels of criteria. criteria but it can be details of the criteria.
the CPU organization improved further. criteria.

Analysis on CPU organization type Provided in depth Provided good Provided limited Provided answer No answer or
(ii) : Stack Organization answer that clearly answer that mostly answer or answer that poorly met wrong answer
 Detail description of the CPU organization met details of the met details of the that minimally met details of the was given.
2.0
 Provide basic diagram with appropriate labels of criteria. criteria but it can be details of the criteria.
the CPU organization improved further. criteria.
8
Analysis on CPU organization type Provided in depth Provided good Provided limited Provided answer No answer or
(iii) : Accumulator Organization answer that clearly answer that mostly answer or answer that poorly met wrong answer
 Detail description of the CPU organization met details of the met details of the that minimally met details of the was given.
2.0 8
 Provide basic diagram with appropriate labels of criteria. criteria but it can be details of the criteria.
the CPU organization improved further. criteria.

Explanation on Instruction Format Provided in depth Provided good Provided limited Provided answer No answer or
 Introduction of Instruction Format answer that clearly answer that mostly answer or answer that poorly met wrong answer
 Discussion on the THREE types of instructions met details of the met details of the that minimally met details of the was given.
2.5 10
format criteria. criteria but it can be details of the criteria.
improved further. criteria.
Explanation on Addressing Mode Provided in depth Provided good Provided limited Provided answer No answer or
 Introduction of addressing mode answer that clearly answer that mostly answer or answer that poorly met wrong answer
 Discussion on FOUR type of addressing mode 4.0 met details of the met details of the that minimally met details of the was given. 16
criteria. criteria but it can be details of the criteria.
improved further. criteria.
Conclusion Provided conclusion Provided conclusion Provided Provided No conclusion was
 Conclude the main points in the contents that clearly met that mostly met conclusion that conclusion that given.
 Explain how the technical document can be 1.0 details of the criteria. details of the criteria minimally met poorly met
used to improve communication between the but it can be details of the details of the 4
team members with hardware programmer. improved further. criteria. criteria.

Format of writing: Provided all format Most format were Most format were Some format No format of
 Appropriate Cover Page, Table of Content, main were available and available and correct available but only were available writing at all.
heading, sub-heading with page numbering correct in the writing. in the writing. some were correct but not correct
 Smooth and coherent flow of ideas from one in the writing. in the writing
paragraph to another with appropriate
paragraphing 0.5 2
 Free of spelling, punctuation and grammatical
errors.
 APA style of writing adopted

Total 15 60