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User Course Test Started Submitted Status Attempt Score Time Elapsed Instructions Zee Ang Sim Advanced Digital Design 320 Quiz 4 9/13/13 12:29 PM 9/13/13 12:56 PM Completed 100 out of 100 points 26 minutes out of 1 hour.

Question 1
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following sentences DO NOT apply to standard buses? There may be more than one. (The order of answers changes every time you open the question)
Answer Selected Answers:

All standard buses are freely available in the Internet.

All embedded systems use the same standard bus

Question 2
15 out of 15 points

According to the Avalon Bus specifications, what is the main purpose of the Tristate Conduit Interface?
Answer Selected Answer:

Point-to-point interface designed for on-chip controllers that drive off-chip components

Question 3
10 out of 10 points

Match the following columns

Answer Question Selected Match g.

Implements designs using the Avalon Bus

Qsys This tool is used to compile custom applications using FPGAs

d.

Quartus II Downloads configuration files to the FPGAs

f.

Programmer

Can implement systems that include the Nios II processor

g.

Qsys It is used to develop software applications

c.

Eclipse Can synthesise designs described in VHDL

d.

Quartus II Simplifies the interconnection of modules using the Avalon Bus

g.

Qsys It is one of Altera's FPGA families

e.

Cyclone III Uses waveform test benches

a.

Altera University Program Simulator It is a soft core

b.

Nios II

Question 4
15 out of 15 points

Which of the following is NOT an Avalon interface. To answer this question you need to read the Avalon specification located in Altera's website. Link to Avalon Bus specification.
Answer Selected Answer:

Avalon Peripheral Interface

Question 5
10 out of 10 points

Determine if the following statements about embedded systems are TRUE or FALSE.
Answer Question Selected Match a.

An embedded systems does not necessarily involve a software component

FALSE Embedded systems do not use microprocessors, only microcontrollers

a.

FALSE Embedded systems are meant to run user-written programs

a.

FALSE Embedded systems have special input/output devices

b.

TRUE The electronic control of a washing machine is a good exaple of embedded system
b.

TRUE A PC is a typical example of embedded system

a.

FALSE All mobile phones are embedded systems

b.

TRUE A high-definition TV can be considered a very sophisticated embedded system

b.

TRUE A hardware platform consists of one or more processors, buses, memory and peripherals
b.

TRUE Embedded systems never have operating systems

a.

FALSE

Question 6
15 out of 15 points

Which of the following ARE NOT part of the steps involved in creating an embedded system usign Quartus II and Qsys? (The order of the answers changes every time you open the question)
Answer Selected Answers:

Press the reset button to start your application

Call interrupt service routines

Define the content of EPROMs

Redesign peripherals and bus settings

Question 7
15 out of 15 points

Determine if the following statements about the Avalon Bus are TRUE or FALSE
Answer Question Selected Match a.

Avalon was designed by Intel

FALSE Avalon supports 32, 46 and 128-bit devices

a.

FALSE Anyone can use the Avalon Bus for free

b.

TRUE Each of the Avalon interfaces defines a number of signal roles and their behavior.
b.

TRUE In the Avalon Bus DMA controllers cannot interrupt the processor.
a.

FALSE

Question 8
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following IS NOT a property of Avalon changes every time you open the question)
Answer Selected Answer:

Conduit interfaces? (The order of the answers

Avalon Conduit interfaces are Altera's recommended way to interconnect external devices.

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