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MST EXAMINATION (MARCH 2016)

ORIENTAL UNIVERSITY, INDORE
B.Tech. - CSE – VI Sem MST EXAMINATION (MARCH 2016)
Subject : Advanced computer architecture Code :BTCS605
MM : 100 Duration : 2 Hrs B.Tech. - CSE – VI Sem
Subject : Advanced computer architecture Code :BTCS605
Section A : (Attempt any 5 questions ) [4 marks each ] MM : 100 Duration : 2 Hrs

[Q1] Define (a)computational granularity (b)communication latency Section A : (Attempt any 5 questions ) [4 marks each ]
[Q2] What is parallelism
[Q3] What is data dependence. [Q1] Define (a)computational granularity (b)communication latency
[Q4] Define resource dependence. [Q2] What is parallelism
[Q5] Define program partitioning. [Q3] What is data dependence.
[Q6] What is multiport memory [Q4] Define resource dependence.
[Q7] Explain crossbar switch. [Q5] Define program partitioning.
[Q8] Write short note on Dynamic interconnection Networks. [Q6] What is multiport memory
[Q9] Explain in brief the VLIW architecture [Q7] Explain crossbar switch.
[Q10 Briefly describe the timing protocol. [Q8] Write short note on Dynamic interconnection Networks.
] [Q9] Explain in brief the VLIW architecture
[Q10 Briefly describe the timing protocol.
Section B: (Attempt any 3 questions ) [20marks each] ]

[Q1 Discuss computer architecture and its organisation Section B: (Attempt any 3 questions ) [20marks each]
]
[Q1 Discuss computer architecture and its organisation
]
[Q2 Explain Flynn’s classification of Computer
]
[Q2 Explain Flynn’s classification of Computer
]
[Q3 Define various System attributes that affects the performance of processor
](a)
(b) Compare(i) Multiprocessors and multicomputers (ii) Multivector and [Q3 Define various System attributes that affects the performance
SIMD Computers ](a) ofprocessor.
(b) Compare(i) Multiprocessors and multicomputers (ii) Multivector and
[Q4 Explain in brief hardware parallelism and software parallelism with SIMD Computers
](a) example .
(b) Compare Data Flow and Control Flow and Demand Driven mechanism [Q4 Explain in brief hardware parallelism and software parallelism with
](a) example .
(b) Compare Data Flow and Control Flow and Demand Driven mechanism of
computers.

[Q5 Compare the instruction set architecture in RISC and CISC

] (a) processors in terms of instruction format, CPI, Addressing mode
and registers.
[Q5] Compare the instruction set architecture in RISC and CISC processors in
[Q6 Describe Interleaved memory organisation. (a) terms of instruction format, CPI, Addressing mode and registers.
] (a)
(b) Discuss backplane bus system briefly. [Q6] Describe Interleaved memory organisation.
(a)
(b) Discuss backplane bus system briefly.
[Q7 Explain the memory hierarchy technology in computer system.
] (a)
(b) Define the properties of memory hierarchy. [Q7] Explain the memory hierarchy technology in computer system.
(a)
Section C: (Attempt any 1 question) [20 marks each] (b) Define the properties of memory hierarchy.

[Q1] What is Pipelining? Explain linear and nonlinear pipelining Section C: (Attempt any 1 question) [20 marks each]
OR
[Q1] What is Pipelining? Explain linear and nonlinear pipelining.
[Q2] Describe static interconnection network with network topology
OR
[Q2] Describe static interconnection network with network topology.
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