NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Department Of Information Technology

SIXTH SEMESTER B.Tech (IT)

IT64 EMBEDDED SYSTEM

Question and Answer Bank

Prepared by K.SIVA SANKAR Lecturer, Department of IT

UNIT-1 EMBEDDED COMPUTING 1. What is embedded system? An embedded system performs a single well defined task. It is a combination of hardware and software. 2. What are the requirements of embedded system? Reliability Low power consumption Cost effectiveness Efficient use of processing power 3. What is microprocessor? A microprocessor is a single VLSIchip has CPU and also the units for faster processing of instructions. 4. Give the characteristics of embedded system? a)Single-functioned b) Tightly constrained c) Reactive and real time 5. What are the design metrics? Power Size NRE cost Performance 6. What are the challenges of embedded systems? Hardware needed Meeting the deadlines Minimizing the power consumption Design for upgradeability 7. Give the steps in embedded system design? A. Requirements B. Specifications

C. Architecture D. Components E. System integration 8. What are the requirements? Before designing a system, it must to understand what has to be designed. This can be known from the starting steps of a design process. 9. Give the types of requirements? I. Functional requirements II. Non functional requirements 10. Define functional requirements? It says the fundamental functions of an embedded system. 11. Give some examples of functional requirements? 1. 2. 3. 4. Performance Cost physical size and weight power

12. What is the use of requirements form? It is used as a checklist in the requirements analysis. From this the fundamental properties of a system came to be known. 13.What are the entries of a requirements from? i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. Name Purpose Inputs and outputs Functions Performance Manufacturing cost Power Physical size and weight

14. Give the types of costs? a) Manufacturing cost b) NRE cost

15. Define NRE cost? NRE refers Non Recurring Engineering cost theone timemonetary cost of designing the system. 16. What is meant by specification? This is a bridge between Customer Architect It conveys the customers needs. These needs are properly used in the design process. 17.What is architecture design? It says the way of implementing functions by a system. Actually architecture is a plan for whole structure of a system. While will bring the design of components later. 18. Define system integration? It is a processor of combining the components into one system. 19. What is meant by embedded processor? When a microcontroller /microprocessor is special designed with the following capabilities it is called as embedded processor. 20. What is 8051 microcontroller? The INTEL Corporation introduced an 8 bit microcontroller named as 8051. 21. Give the features of 8051? Feature ROM RAM Timer I/o pins Serial port Interrupt sources Quantity 4 k bytes 128 bytes 2 32 1 6

22. What are the functions of memory? The memory functions are To provide storage for the software that it will run. To store program variables and the intermediate results Used for storage of information 23. What is microcontroller? A microcontroller is a device possessing some or all of the specialized instructions and peripheral devices, communication devices, etc. 24. Define RAM? RAM refers Random Access Memory. It is a memory location that can be accessed without touching the other locations. 25. What is data memory? When the program is executing, to save the variable and program stack, this type of memory is used 26. What is code memory? The program code can be stored by using this area. The ROM is used for this purpose. 27. What are the uses of timers? o The time intervals can be completed o Precise hardware delays can be calculated o The timeout facilities are generated 28. Give short notes on RAM processor? It is said to be the family of RISC architecture. The ARM instructions are written one per line, starting after the first column. 29. What are the data types supported by RAM? Standard ARM word is 32 bit long Word is spilitted into 4 8 bit bytes 29. What are the 3 types of operating modes? Normal mode Idle mode Power down mode

UNIT-2 MEMORY AND INPUT/OUTPUT MANAGEMENT

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UNIT 5 EMBEDDED SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 1. What is design technology? Design technology involves the manner in which we convert our concept of desired system functionality into an implementation. 2. Define design methodology? Design methodologies are used in taking the decisions at the time of designing the large systems. 3. What is meant by design process? A product which will be beneficial is developed by the design process. 4. Give the objectives of a design process? 1. Time to market 2. Design cost 3. Quality 5. Define requirements analysis? It tells the fundamental characteristics of a system. 6. What is the purpose of testing? Testing is used to find the errors. 7. What is spiral model? This is an alternative model for the software development. It says the many versions of a system which will be built. 8. What are the advantages of spiral model? It is more realistic than waterfall model. Because many iterations are to include enough detail to fulfil a design. 9. What is the use of successive refinement development model? This is used to understand the system on which the designer working by a series of design cycles.

10. What are the elements of concurrent engineering? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Cross functional teams Concurrent product realization process activities Incremental information sharing Integrated project management Early and continual supplier involvement Early and continual customer focus

7. Draw the waterfall model?

12. Define specification? It represents the more detailed, precise and constant consistent descriptions of the system which can be used to create the architecture. 13. Give the types of requirements? 1. Functional requirements 2. Non functional requirements 14. What are functional requirements? This refers other available attributes collection.

15. What is control oriented specification languages? To specify the control in UML, state machines are generally used. Ex: SDL It is a language used to specify the control in UML.

16. Give one example for graphical specification?

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17. Define state chart model? It is well known technique for state based specification. 18. What are the types groupings? 1. OR group 2. AND group 19. Draw the CRC index card? Class Name Responsibilities Collaborators ..

20. Give the steps in CRC process? 1. Identify classes responsibilities 2. Assign responsibilities 3. Identify collaborators.