Questions

1. Interfaces are useful for:

   a) Encapsulating signals belonging together

   b) Encapsulating functions, tasks, and assertions associated with the interface

   c) Changing a design deeply embedded within other designs

   d) All of the above

2. Structures can be assigned by:

   a) Component

   b) Name

   c) Interface

   d) (a) and (b)

3. Block labels allow easier matching of begin…end blocks.

   a) True

   b) False

4. If we want to exit a loop, we can use:

   a) break on any loop

   b) disable on any loop label

   c) break on an outer loop or disable on any loop label

5. Continue can be used to skip the rest of a loop.

   a) True

   b) False

6. Queues are useful for:

   a) Creating a flexible FIFO for use in verification

   b) Creating a flexible FIFO for use in design and verification

   c) Nothing

7. The following code snippet does what?

   initial begin
     if (NUM_SEGMENTS != 4 || NUM_SEGMENTS != 8)
       $fatal("This design only supports 4 or 8 segments");
     end
   end

   a) Causes a fatal...