Microprocessor Systems I

Module code: CSU33D01 · Semester: Semester 1

Questions by Year

0 of 9 done · tick papers and add notes as you go

• 2022/23
• 2019/20
• 2018/19 (old code CS3D1)
• 2017/18 (old code CS3D1)
• 2016/17 (old code CS3D1)
• 2015/16 (old code CS3D1)
• 2014/15 (old code CS3D1)
• 2013/14 (old code CS3D1)
• 2012/13 (old code CS3D1)

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Topics

• Binary and hexadecimal; algorithm design LO3
• Microprocessor structure and operation LO2
• Assembly language programming LO2–3
• High-level constructs as instruction sequences LO2
• Instruction cost and efficiency LO4

Learning outcomes (exam covers LO1–4)

1. Use documentation and reference material
2. Describe how a microprocessor system is structured and works; translate high-level constructs into assembly
3. Design, write, document and test small assembly language programs
4. Reason about instruction cost and program efficiency

Summarised from the module descriptor, checked November 2026.