1256 B. E. 4th Semester (CSE) Examination, December-2006 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANIZATION Paper-CSE-210 .. E Time allowed: 3 hours
Maximum marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks. 1.
(a) Define the term register. Design a 4-bit bidirectional shift register with parallel load.
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(b) Draw the logic diagram and truth table for full adder. 10 2.
(a) What do you mean by Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) ? How it affects the design of a computer system? (b) Briefly discuss the stored program concept.
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(a) What are the advantages and disadvantages of fixed and variable instruction formats?
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(b) What are the advantages {tffered by complex instruction set computers? (c) Discuss the following addressing modes briefly: (i)
Relative addressing modes.
(ii) Indirect addressing modes.
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How a computer instruction is executed ? Draw the instruction cycle.
(b)
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Compare the characteristics of static and dynamic RAM.
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What is control unit? Discuss any two methods briefly for implementation of control unit.
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What is the design principle for cache memory ? Discuss the following cache mapping scheme:
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Direct cache mapping ,
(ii)
Associative cache mapping.
What are the design issues for multiprocessor computer systemS ?
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What are the various types of interrupts supported by 80 x 86 family?
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How you can enhance the throughput of a computer system? Give suitable example.
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Give three examples with brief description of the following: (i)
Register reference instruction
(ii)
Memory reference instruction
(ill) I/O instructions for 80 x 86 family.
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(a)
Draw the block diagram and briefly explain the microprogramsequence~
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Briefly discuss the Flynn's classification of digital computer.
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