Computer Architecture Question Paper of 3rd Semester CSE74 Download Previous Years Question Paper 8

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Total No. of Questions : 09

B.Tech.(CSE/IT) (Sem.–3rd) (2011 Batch)

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

Subject Code : BTCS 301

Paper ID : [A1123]

Time : 03 Hours

Instruction to Candidates:

1) Section - A is Compulsory.

2) Attempt any Four questions from Section - B.

3) Attempt any Two questions from Section - C.

Section - A

Q.1.

(a) What is a Co-Processor and its use?

(b) Define Micro-operation with example?

(C) Give the micro instruction format?

(d) What do you mean by virtual memory and its need?

(e) Name two types of memory interleaving.

(f) Define sek time and latency time.

(g) What is bus arbitration and its types?

(h) Differentiate synchronous and asynchronous bus.

(i) What is IO control method?

(j) Why does the DMA gats priority over CPU when both request memory transfer?

Section –B

Q2. What is micro-programming? What are the advantages and disadvantages of micro programming?

Q3. What are the difference between the hardwired control organization and micro Programmed Control organization.

Q4. Describe the concept of pipelining and give the basic structure of the pipeline processor.

Q5. Discus the difference between CISC & RISC.

Q6. Draw and explain the instructions Execution cycle with the help of an example.

Section –C

Q7. What is the need for DMA transfer? Explain with the help of a block diagram, the data Transfer methodology using DMA.

Q8. What is Associative memory? For what type of operations, it is useful? Explain its hardware organization with the help of a block diagram.

Q9. Define the term: Instruction format and its addressing mode? Explain in detail the various addressing modes of commonly used by various CPUs.