Sat, 24 Sep 2011, 22:47

This email is troubling.  I do not know whether the student is attending
class or going to discussion session.  Since it will take you less than a
minute to read, I am sharing it with you.  Perhaps someone can help me
after the exam to understand why this is a problem for anyone in the class 
at this point.
  
Right now, you need to prepare for the exam.  Good luck with it!

A student writes:

> On question 5(c) what is the width of the program counter used in this  
> case?
> Doesn't seem to be mentioned in the chapter or the problem itself?
> Or maybe I'm blind.
> 
> - 
> Regards,
> 
> <<name withheld to protect the student who I am concerned about>>

The statement of the problem makes it very clear what the width of the
program counter is in this case.  Not by giving you a number, but by giving
you enough information that you can easily compute that number yourself.

If you are unable to, you need to see a TA as soon as possible, and have
him/her lead you through the problem.  Did you attend discussion session
last Friday?  If yes, why did you not ask your TA this question in the
discussion session?

Yale Patt