Bachelors Level/Second Year/Third Semester/Science csit/third semester/computer architecture/syllabus wise questions

B.Sc Computer Science and Information Technology

Institute of Science and Technology, TU

Computer Architecture (CSC213)

Year Asked: 2077, syllabus wise question

Central Processing Unit
1.
Draw an instruction cycle state diagram with interrupt and explain it. [5]
2.
Explain the various addressing modes with example. [5]
Computer Arithmetic
1.
Explain Booth multiplication algorithm with hardware implementation diagram. Multiply (-4) x (-3) using Booth multiplication algorithm. [10]
2.
Differentiate between restoring division and non-restoring division. [5]
Input Output Organization
1.
Define I/O interface. Comparison between programmed I/O, Interrupt driven I/O and direct memory access (DMA). [10]
2.
Differentiate between isolated versus memory mapped I/O. [5]
Memory Organization
1.
Give the appropriate reasons why replacement algorithm is required in associative mapping? [5]
Microprogrammed Control
1.
Write codes using 3, 2 and 1 address instruction formats to perform the given operations. $X = A/B + C * D/C$ [5]
2.
Differentiate between hardwired control unit and microprogrammed control unit. [5]
Pipelining
1.
What do you mean by pipeline? Explain with space time diagram for a six segmented pipeline showing the time it takes to process eight tasks. [10]
2.
How performance of computer is increased using pipeline? Explain with practical example. [5]
Register Transfer and Microoperations
1.
Explain register transfer language with example. [5]