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This document contains instructions and questions for a computer architecture exam divided into three sections. Section A contains 10 short answer questions worth 2 marks each. Section B contains 4 long answer questions worth 5 marks each to attempt. Section C contains 2 long answer questions worth 10 marks each to attempt. The questions cover topics like program interrupts, memory mapping, SIMD properties, computer design issues, processor registers, pipelining, I/O types, memory access, bus types, addressing modes, instruction cycles, microinstructions, handshaking, memory management, cache mapping, parallel processing classifications, and shifter circuit design.

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CA (3rd) May2015

This document contains instructions and questions for a computer architecture exam divided into three sections. Section A contains 10 short answer questions worth 2 marks each. Section B contains 4 long answer questions worth 5 marks each to attempt. Section C contains 2 long answer questions worth 10 marks each to attempt. The questions cover topics like program interrupts, memory mapping, SIMD properties, computer design issues, processor registers, pipelining, I/O types, memory access, bus types, addressing modes, instruction cycles, microinstructions, handshaking, memory management, cache mapping, parallel processing classifications, and shifter circuit design.

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Roll No. Total No.

of Pages : 02
Total No. of Questions : 09
B.Tech.(CSE)/(IT) (2011 onwards)
B.Tech.(3D Animation & Graphics) (2012 onwards)
(Sem.–3)
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
Subject Code : BTCS-301
Paper ID : [A1123]
Time : 3 Hrs. Max. Marks : 60

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES :
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SECTION-A is COMPULSORY consisting of TEN questions carrying T WO marks
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2. SECTION-B contains FIVE questions carrying FIVE marks each and students
has to attempt any FOUR questions.
3. SECTION-C contains T HREE questions carrying T EN marks each and students

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has to attempt any T WO questions.

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a) Differentiate between program interrupt and subroutine call.

b) What is meant by interleaved memory?


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c) An address space is specified by 24 bits and corresponding memory space by 16 bits.
How many words are there in virtual memory and in main memory?

d) List some properties of SIMD.

e) What are the issues in computer design?


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f) What are the registers generally contained in the processor?

g) How many clock cycles are required to process 100 tasks in five segmented
pipelines?

h) Distinguish between isolated and memory mapped I/O.

i) Write register transfer sequence for read and write from memory.

j) What is Bus? List various types of buses?

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SECTION B
2. Explain any five addressing modes with suitable example.
3. Explain the various phases of instruction cycle with the help of flowchart.
4. What are microinstructions? Explain microinstruction format in detail.

5. How asynchronous data transfer is achieved with the help of handshaking method?
6. Explain the basic components of memory management unit.

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SECTION C
What is mapping in context of cache memory? Explain three types of mapping

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procedures used in cache memory.
8. What are the benefits of parallel processing? Explain Flynn’s classification for parallel

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computers.

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What are shift micro operations? Design 4 bit combinational circuit for shifter.

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