Solved question paper for CA May-2016 (DIPLOMA 4th)
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Computer architecture May-2016
PSBTE • DIPLOMA • Computer Science Engineering • 4th • May-2016
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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A nibble contains ____________ bits.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2022 A nibble contains _______ bits.
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May 2022 A byte contains ________ bits.
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Dec 2018 A byte contains ______ Bits.
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2’s complement of 111101 is _________________.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2018 2’s complement of 000001 is ______?
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Dec 2018 1’s complement of 111101 is ______?
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May 2017 2’s complement of 0000 is_______.
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Dec 2017 1’s complement of 111101 is ___________.
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EBCDIC stands for ______________________Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2022 EBCDIC stands for _______.
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Dec 2017 EBCDIC stands for _______.
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The register that holds the address for the stack is called a _____________.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2017 The register that holds the address for the stack is called __________.
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MIMD stand for ……………………..Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2022 MIMD stands for _______.
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_______ and decode are two main steps in instruction pipeline.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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The I/O bus consists of ______________,____________________ and _________________.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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WORM stands for ___________________.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2022 WORM stands for _______.
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May 2018 WORM stands for _______.
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Dec 2018 WORM stands for ______
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The performance of cache memory is frequently measured in terms of a quantity called _____________.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Interrupts which are initiated by I/O drive are _____________ called interrupts.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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In immediate addressing operand is placed in _______________.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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During DMA transfer the _________________ is idle and has no control of the memory buses.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2018 During DMA transfer, the ______ is idle and has no control of the memory buses.
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May 2017 During DMA transfer the _______ is idle.
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The ___________________ stores intermediate data used during the execution of the instruction.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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EBCDIC is an eight bit code.True / False 1 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Hexadecimal number has base of 15.True / False 1 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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What do you mean by instruction cycle? Explain in detail.Long Answer 5 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2016 What is instruction cycle?
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Dec 2015 Explain the instruction cycle.
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Dec 2010 Discuss computer instruction cycle and execution cycle with the help of examples.
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Explain general register organization in CPU.Long Answer 5 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2022 Explain general register organization with suitable diagram.
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May 2021 Explain general register organization with the help of a diagram.
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Dec 2018 Explain general register organization with the help of a diagram.
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May 2017 Explain general register organization with suitable diagram?
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What is cache memory? Explain its types.Long Answer 5 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2022 Explain cache memory organization in detail.
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May 2021 Write in brief about Cache memory.
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May 2017 Write in brief about Cache memory.
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May 2015 Explain Cache Memory and Virtual Memory.
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Dec 2015 Explain the concept of cache memory.
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What do you mean by addressing mode? Explain the types of addressing modes.Long Answer 5 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2022 What do you mean by addressing mode? Explain any three.
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May 2022 Define Addressing modes. Describe various addressing modes with an example.
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May 2021 What do you mean by addressing mode? Explain any five.
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May 2020 What do you mean by addressing mode? Explain any two.
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May 2018 Define Addressing Modes. Explain various types of Addressing Modes.
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Dec 2018 Explain any 6 addressing modes.
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May 2017 What do you mean by addressing mode? Explain any five.
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Dec 2017 Discuss various addressing modes by giving examples.
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Dec 2016 Explain any two addressing mode with example.
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Dec 2016 Discuss the various addressing modes with example?.
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May 2015 Explain various Addressing Modes.
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Dec 2015 Discuss addressing modes with the help of examples.
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Dec 2009 Explain various addressing modes with the help of suitable examples.
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Explain multiplication algorithm.Long Answer 5 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2022 Explain the Booth multiplication algorithm with an example.
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Dec 2018 Explain multiplication algorithm of 2 numbers with an example.
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May 2017 Explain booth multiplication algorithm with an example?
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What is stack organization? Enlist its types.Long Answer 5 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2017 What is Stack organization? Enlist its types.
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Write a short note on memory hierarchy.Short Answer 5 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2017 Write a short note on memory hierarchy?
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Dec 2010 Write a short note on stored memory concept.
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What is associative memory? Explain its hardware organization.Long Answer 5 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Write a short note on interrupt cycle.Short Answer 5 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2022 Write a short note on interrupt cycle.
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Dec 2017 Write a short note on interrupt cycle.
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Dec 2015 Write a note on interrupt cycle.
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Explain DMA controller.Long Answer 10 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2022 Explain the concept and working of DMA Controller in detail.
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May 2022 Explain DMA controller with diagram in detail.
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May 2021 What is a DMA Controller? Describe along with its working using suitable diagrams.
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May 2020 What is a DMA Controller? Describe along with its working using suitable diagrams.
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May 2018 Explain DMA with diagram.
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Dec 2018 Explain DMA controller with the help of a diagram.
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May 2017 What is a DMA Controller? Describe along with its working using suitable diagrams.
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Dec 2017 Explain the concept and working of DMA controller in detail.
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Dec 2016 Explain DMA controller?
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Dec 2015 What is DMA? Draw block diagram of DMA Controller and DMA functions.
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Dec 2010 Explain the use of DMA Controllers in a computer system with a neat diagram.
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Explain Characteristics of RISC and CISC architecture.Long Answer 10 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2022 Differentiate between CISC and RISC?
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May 2022 Differentiate between RISC & CISC.
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May 2021 Differentiate between RISC vs CISC character istics.
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May 2020 Write down characteristics of RISC and CISC.
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Dec 2018 Differentiate between RISC and CISC.
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Dec 2017 Differentiate between CISC and RISC?
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Dec 2016 Differentiate between RISC and CISC.
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May 2015 Difference between RISC & CISC.
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Dec 2015 Differentiate between RISC and CISC.
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Dec 2010 What are the characteristics of CISC architecture? How is it different from RISC architecture?
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What is virtual memory? Explain in detail the concept of paging and segmentation.Long Answer 10 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2017 Describe the concept of virtual memory using paging and segmentation?
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Dec 2016 Explain the concept of virtual memory in detail?
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Dec 2009 What is virtual memory? How is it implemented using paging?
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Dec 2009 What is virtual memory? How is it implemented using memory segmentation? Explain.
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What is parallel processing? Explain parallel processing with an example.Long Answer 10 Marks May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2018 What is parallel processing? Explain with diagram.
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Program initiated I/O operation.Short Answer May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Interrupt Initiated I/O Operation.Short Answer May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2020 Write short note on interrupt initiated I/O operation.
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Isolated versus memory mapped I/OShort Answer May-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2009 Differentiate between input output mapped I/O and memory mapped I/O.
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01 Where can I find Computer Architecture previous year question papers for PSBTE Diploma CSE 4th semester?
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02 Are these Computer Architecture papers useful for exam preparation?
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03 Can I use these papers to check repeated questions in Computer Architecture?
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