Solved question paper for CA Dec-2009 (DIPLOMA 4th)

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Computer architecture Dec-2009

PSBTE • DIPLOMA • Computer Science Engineering • 4th • Dec-2009

Computer Architecture for Punjab State Board of Technical Education Diploma in Engineering Computer Science Engineering 4th semester helps students find subject-wise previous year question papers and old papers for focused exam practice. This page is useful for revision, understanding the exam pattern, and spotting frequently repeated topics from past papers. Students can use these question papers to prepare better for semester exams and get a clearer idea of how CA is asked in previous years. BRpaper is not the official website of Punjab State Board of Technical Education or any board/university, and the papers here are meant for practice and reference only.

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  1. RISC stands for
    Fill in the Blanks 1.5 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  2. The different modes for specifying the operand address in the instructions are known as
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  3. In a control unit, the control signals are stored as bit patterns in a read only memory.
    Fill in the Blanks 1.5 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  4. DMA stands for
    Fill in the Blanks 1.5 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  5. Stack works on the principle of first in first out.
    True / False 1.5 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  6. Associative memory is also called content addressable memory.
    True / False 1.5 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  7. In stack, an item is removed using ____ operation.
    Fill in the Blanks 1.5 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  8. ____ holds the address of the next instruction to be executed.
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  9. Numbers can be represented in two basic formats ____ and ____.
    Fill in the Blanks 1.5 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  10. Programmed I/O does not use interrupts.
    True / False 1.5 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  11. How stack is implemented? Explain.
    Long Answer 5 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  12. List main features of CISC processors.
    Short Answer 5 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  13. Explain in brief the concept of associative memory.
    Short Answer 5 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  14. Describe interrupt controlled I/O mode of data transfer.
    Long Answer 5 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  15. Write algorithm of addition operation.
    Short Answer 5 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  16. Differentiate between input output mapped I/O and memory mapped I/O.
    Long Answer 5 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  17. Explain various addressing modes with the help of suitable examples.
    Long Answer 15 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  18. What is virtual memory? How is it implemented using memory segmentation? Explain.
    Long Answer 15 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  19. Write short note on pipeline processing.
    Short Answer 15 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  20. Write short note on cache memory.
    Short Answer 15 Marks Dec-2009 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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