Assume the availability of a function called printstars. the function receives an integer value as an argument. if the argument is positive, the function prints (to standard output) the given number of asterisks. thus, if printstars(8) is called, (8 asterisks) will be printed.

assume further that the variable starcount has been declared and initialized to contain a positive integer value.

write some code that prints starcount asterisks to standard output by:

first printing a single asterisk and no other characters then calls printstars to print the remaining asterisks.

hint: make sure to use the "end" option for print characters without the default newline, e. g. print("hello", end="")

Problems: 1. using textbooks, reference books, and internet as your source of research, draw the following microprocessor microarchitectures i. intel 8086 ii. motorola 68000 i atmel atmega32 iv. mips single cycle v. arm cortex-m3 write an hdl module for a hexadecimal seven-segment display decoder. the input is 4-bit binary representing a hex number (0-f), and the output is 8-bit seven segment display bits (a-h). thus, the decoder must handle the digits 10 - 15 to display a-f respectively, in addition to 0-9 numbers. 2. design a 4-bit left and right rotator (both outputs). first sketch schematic diagrams of your design. then implement your design using hdl coding. 3. 4. design a modified priority encoder that receives an 8-bit input, a7: 0 and produces a 3-bit output, y2o. y indicates the most significant bit of the input that is true. y should be 0 if none of the inputs are true. give a simplified boolean equation, sketch a schematic, and write an hdl code. 5.write an 8: 1 multiplexer module called mux8 with selection inputs s, data input d, and data output y. data input (d) and data output (v) are 32-bit wide

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Choose the correct citation for the case which established the "minimum contacts" test for a court's jurisdiction in a case. select one: a. brown v. board of education of topeka, 347 u.s. 483 (1954). b. international shoe co. v. washington, 326 u.s. 310 (1945) c. haynes v. gore, 531 u.s. 98 (2000). d. international shoe co. v. washington, 14 u.s. code 336.