Convert the following 16-bit signed number from hex to binary. Then convert it to decimal (of course, assume that the number is a signed integer). As always, show your work! 0xfad7

I have given you a set of control bits below; identify the instruction which corresponds to this set of control bits. I will mark “don’t care” bits with an X. Make sure to consult the diagram of the processor (after the last of these questions). _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______

In the context of a pipelined processor, what do “latency” and “bandwidth” mean? 

When we first looked at improving the performance of a Ripple Adder, we first looked at building a sum-of-products to produce each bit of the output. While it would have given a correct answer, we decided not to use it. Why?

Give MIPS assembly for this common for() loop. Include all of the necessary labels; you obviously don’t need to fill in the body with anything. Assume that, when the code begins, you do not yet have asdf (or its address) in any register. In this problem, comments are mandatory. Use comments to make it clear which registers are representing which C variables. for (int i=0; i

Why do we return from a function call with a JR instruction? Why not just use an ordinary J instruction to jump back to our caller?

Give the MIPS assembly to increment the variable asdf by 1. (Make sure to update it in memory!) You may use any tX register, but do not modify any sX registers! Assume that asdf is a word. Assume that,  when the code begins, you do not yet have asdf (or its address) in any register.

Identify which technique will work BEST for ventilating a non‐breathing stoma patient.

Which system is used to communicate using chemical signals?

Complete the function below, which takes two linked lists as its parameters. It must print out the values in the two lists, alternating – but it must print every other element of each. First, print the first element of list 1, then the second element of list 2, then the third element of list 1, and so on. (Thus, you will never print out half of the values.) Return from the function as soon as you realize that you cannot print out the next required value – even if the other list has many remaining elements. For example, if the lists are: list 1: 10 -> 20 -> 30 -> 40 list 2: “asdf” -> “jkl” -> “fred” -> “qwerty” -> “uiop” -> “hello” -> “world” then you should print: 10 jkl 30 qwerty I have started the function for you: def print_alternating(head1, head2):