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The document outlines the examination structure for the CIT314 course at the National Open University of Nigeria, focusing on topics related to computer architecture and organization. It includes various questions covering virtual memory, instruction set design, control mechanisms, memory types, and performance parameters. Students are required to answer Question 1 and any three additional questions within a time limit of 2½ hours.

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CIT314-2022-2

The document outlines the examination structure for the CIT314 course at the National Open University of Nigeria, focusing on topics related to computer architecture and organization. It includes various questions covering virtual memory, instruction set design, control mechanisms, memory types, and performance parameters. Students are required to answer Question 1 and any three additional questions within a time limit of 2½ hours.

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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

University Village, 91 Cadastral Zone, Nnamdi Azikwe Expressway, Jabi, Abuja


FACULTY OF SCIENCES
COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
2022_2 EXAMINATIONS

CIT314 – Architecture and Organization II Credit: 3 units


TIME ALLOWED: 2½ Hours
INSTRUCTION: Answer Question 1 and any other THREE (3) Questions

QUESTION ONE

a. Why is virtual memory important to a programmer? (2 marks)


b. Describe any four important instruction set design issues in computer architecture. (6
marks)
c. Explain the difference between hardwired control and micro programmed control.
(6 Marks)
d. Give a short description of floppy disks recording methods. (6 marks)
e. State the function of the following terms: (5 marks)
i. Control bus ii.) Address bus iii.) Data bus iv.) Karnaugh map v.) Boolean
Algerba

QUESTION TWO

a. Discuss the major advantages of a magnetic tape. (4 marks)


b. Enumerate the characteristics of RISC Architectures. (6 Marks)
c. With the aid of diagram, describe the basic feature of Sequential Access
Method. (3 marks)
d. Define the term Computer Architecture 2 Marks

QUESTION THREE

a. Discus the three performance parameters used in memory (6 marks)


b. Evaluate the following using two’s compliment: (5 marks)
a. 0000 0101 – 0000 1000
b. 0000 0111 – 0000 0011
c. Briefly describe the essential features of an auxiliary memory. (4
marks)

QUESTION FOUR

a. Briefly explain the following terminologies:


i.) Processor instruction set (1 mark)
ii.) Opcodes (1 mark)
iii.) Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU) . (1 mark)
iv.) Two’s complement notation 2 marks
v.) Memory buffer register (MBR) 1 mark
b. Write short-note on perimeter-based technologies. (4 marks)
c. Identify the important capabilities of virtual memory. (3 marks)
d. Mention four (4) instructions that follow same sequence of five pipeline stages. (2
marks)

QUESTION FIVE

a. Write short notes on each of the following


i. ROM
ii. RAM
iii. Computer Architecture (6 marks)

b. The operation of the processor is determined by the instructions it executes.


Enumerate four Main elements of a machine instruction. (6 marks)
c. State the sequence of operations of the control unit in one clock pulse. 3
marks

QUESTION SIX

a. What is memory-mapping, and identify the principal benefits to computing?


(6 )
b. The main memory is the central storage unit in a computer system. Write a
short note to discuss the infrastructure of main memory in a computer
system. (7 marks)
c. Discuss the two (2) main objectives of Operating System (2 marks)

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