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COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE

Important Questions

UNIT I
1. Explain the functional units of a computer
2. Explain about Arithmetic And Logic Unit.
3. Define instruction cycle.
4. Explain about the data transfer instructions
5. Define the register transfer language?
6. Define bus and memory transfer?
7. Define the effective addressing?
8. Describe tri state buffer with their application

Long
1. Discuss functional units of a digital computer in detail
2. Explain timing and control in detail
3. Explain instruction cycle with neat diagram
4. Explain logic micro operations with hardware implementation
5. Explain shift micro operations in detail
6. Explain Arithmetic, Logic shift unit with neat diagram
7. Explain common bus system using multiplexers with diagram
8. Explain 4-bit binary adder subtractor with diagram

UNIT II
Short
1. Describe addressing Modes
2. Explain Index Register Addressing Mode.
3. List memory reference instructions.
4. Differentiate Memory Reference and Register Reference Instructions.
5. Differentiate Register Reference and Input / Output Instructions.
6. Explain about central processing unit
7. Define virtual or logical address?

Long
1. Explain micro program sequencer
2. Explain address sequencing in microprogrammed control
3. Explain control memory in microprogrammed control
4. Explain microprogram example with neat diagram
5. Explain design of control unit
6. Explain stack organization in detail
7. Explain instruction formats in detail
8. Explain different addressing modes with an example
9. Explain data transfer and manipulation instructions in detail.

UNIT III
Short
1. Differentiate Memory Reference and Register Reference Instructions.
2. Differentiate Register Reference and Input/output Instructions.
3. Define Interrupt and classify types of Interrupts
4. Differentiate addition and subtraction algorithms.
5. Explain number Systems in computer organization.
6. Define data representation.
7. Explain Computer arithmetic.
8. List floating point arithmetic operations.
9. Explain decimal arithmetic unit.

Long
1. Explain addition and subtraction with signed magnitude data with diagram
2. Explain Booth’s algorithm for signed multiplication
3. Explain floating point division algorithm in detail
4. Explain decimal addition and subtraction algorithm with example.

UNIT IV
Short
1. Define locality of reference? What are its types of locality of reference?
2. Explain basic concept of virtual memory technique?
3. Explain cache memory to reduce the execution time?
4. Define CPU registers, Main memory, Secondary memory and cache memory?
5. List the various types of semiconductor RAMs?
6. Differentiate between the static and dynamic RAMs.
7. Explain the necessary for memory hierarchy?
8. Differentiate SRAM and DRAM?
9. Explain the types of memory.
10. Explain the mapping procedures adopted in the organization of a Cache Memory?
11. Differentiate volatile and non-volatile memory organization?

Long
1. Explain I/O interface in detail with example
2. Explain modes of transfer in I/O
3. Explain interrupt driven I/O in detail
4. Explain DMA control and DMA transfer in detail
5. Explain I/O processors in detail
6. Explain memory connection to CPU in detail
7. Explain mapping functions in cache memory
8. Explain address mapping in virtual memory in detail

UNIT V
Short
1. Explain Vector processing?
2. Describe the memory interleaving
3. Define the cache coherence?
4. Describe parallel processing
5. List the steps for importance for inter processor communication

Long
1. Explain parallel processing in detail
2. Explain Arithmetic and Instruction pipeline in detail
3. Explain RISC pipeline in detail and explain how the RISC pipeline solve pipeline
conflicts
4. Explain interconnection structure for multiprocessors
5. Explain interprocessor communication and synchronization in detail
6. Explain interprocessor arbitration in detail
7. Explain cache coherence problem in detail.

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