Download Question Paper of "Computer System Architecture 2" , Question Paper of BCA 2nd Semester, Subject Code : BSBC - 204, Paper ID B1116, Paper 3

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BCA  (Sem.–2nd)

COMPUTER  SYSTEM  ARCHITECTURE

Subject  Code  :  BSBC-204    (2011&  2012  Batch)

Paper  ID  :  [B1116]

Time  :  3  Hrs. Max.  Marks  :  60

INSTRUCTION  TO  CANDIDATES  :

1. SECTION-A  is  COMPULSORY  consisting  of  TEN  questions  carrying TWO  marks  each.

2. SECTION-B  contains  SIX  questions carrying  TEN marks  each  and  students has  to  attempt  any  FOUR  questions.

SECTION-A

1.               

a)      How SIMD is different from MIMD?

b)    What is register transfer language?

c)     List various addressing modes.

d)    What are serial and parallel ports?

e)     What is significance of hit ratio in cache memory?

f)      What is three address in instructions? Illustrate with example.

g)     What is memory stack?

h)    What is strobe and handshaking?

i)       What is logical and physical address space?

j)       Explain how isolated I/O is different from memory mapped I/O?

Section-B

·        What is bus? What are its types? Explain the working of 16 bit  common bus system.

·        What is interrupt? What are its types? Explain the working of interrupt cycle.

·        What is meant by control unit? What are various functions? Draw and explain the working of micro programmed control unit.

·        Explain the following:

o   DMA Controller

o   I/O interface unit

·        What is cache memory? What are its advantages? Explain how data is written into cache ?

·        Write notes on the following:

o   Locality of reference

o   Mobile device architectures