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This document contains instructions for a 3 hour exam on Computer Architecture with 3 sections and a total of 9 questions. Section A contains 10 sub-questions worth 2 marks each. Section B contains 4 questions worth 5 marks each. Section C contains 3 questions worth 10 marks each. The questions cover topics like memory hierarchy, instruction pipelining, I/O processors, instruction formats, cache memory, multiprocessors, computer architecture vs organization, interleaved memory, shift registers, pipelining, Booth's algorithm, superscalar vs superpipelined machines, benchmarks, DMA controllers, addressing modes, parallel and distributed computing, serial vs parallel interfaces, I/O mapped vs memory mapped I/O, software vs hardware

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This document contains instructions for a 3 hour exam on Computer Architecture with 3 sections and a total of 9 questions. Section A contains 10 sub-questions worth 2 marks each. Section B contains 4 questions worth 5 marks each. Section C contains 3 questions worth 10 marks each. The questions cover topics like memory hierarchy, instruction pipelining, I/O processors, instruction formats, cache memory, multiprocessors, computer architecture vs organization, interleaved memory, shift registers, pipelining, Booth's algorithm, superscalar vs superpipelined machines, benchmarks, DMA controllers, addressing modes, parallel and distributed computing, serial vs parallel interfaces, I/O mapped vs memory mapped I/O, software vs hardware

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Roll No.

Total No. of Questions: 091 [Total No. of Pages: 02

PaperID [.{045U
(l'lease fiII this Paper ID in OIIR Sheet)

B.Tech.(Sem. - 3'o)
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE (CS - 201)

Time : 03 Hours Maximum Marks : 60


Instruction to Candidates:
1) Section.A is Compulsory.
2) Attempt any Four questionsfrom Section- B
3) Attempt any Two questionsfrom Section- C.

Section- A
QI) ( 1 0x 2 : 2 0 )

a) Whatis theconceptof layersin architectural


design?

b) Whatdo you rneanby memoryhierarchy?


Brieflydiscuss.

c) Whatis instructionpipelining?

d) What is an I/O processor?Briefly discuss.

e) Briellyexplainan instruction
fornrat.

0 What is cachernemory?

g) What is a multiprocessor?
Explainthe term SIMD

h) Differentiatebetweencomputerarchitecture
andcomputerorganization.

i) What do you meanby interleavedmemory?

j) What is the role of shift registerin digitalCornputer?

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Section- B
(4*5:20)

Q2) How pipeliningwouldimprovetheperformance


of cPU? Justifu.

for binarymultiplication.
Q3) DiscusstheBooth'sAlgorithm

Q4) CompareandContrastSuperpipelinedrnachineandSuperscalarmachines,

QS) What are Benchmarks? Give their


Discussvariouskinds of Benchmarks.
architecture
in cotnputer
significance

diagramof controller.
Q6) DiscussDMAr,vithhelpof schematic

Section- C
(2 x I0 - 20)

Q7) Explainthe variousAddressingmodesin detail.

QS) Write shorl note on the following.


(a) ParallelCornputing.
(b) DistributedComputrng.

(c) SerialandParallelintedace.
.

aud tnemory
Qg) (a) What is the differencebetrveenI/O mappedinput/or"rtput
mappedinput/ogtput.What are the advantagesatrd disadvantagesof
each?
(b) Softwareinterruptandhardwareinternrpt.
(c) PollingandInterrrqrtdrivenIiO.

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