Solved question paper for CA May-2023 (B-TECH 3rd)
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Computer architecture May-2023
PTU • B-TECH • Information Technology • 3rd • May-2023
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1. Register Transfer and Microoperations: Register transfer language & operations,
arithmetic microoperations, logic microoperations, shift microoperations, arithmetic logic shift unit.
Design of a complete basic computer and its working. [5]
2. Basic Computer Organisation and Design: Instruction codes, Computer registers, Computer
Instructions, Timing and control, Instruction Cycle, Memory reference instructions, Input/ Output and
Interrupt, Design of basic Computer, Design of Accumulator Logic. [6]
3. Design of Control Unit: Control memory, design of control unit – microprogrammed,
hardwired, and their comparative study. [3]
4. Central Processing Unit: General Register Organisation, Stack Organisation, Instruction formats,
Addressing Modes, Data transfer and manipulations, Program control, RISC and CISC architecture. [6]
5. Input-Output Organisation: Peripheral devices, I/O Interface, asynchronous data transfer, modes
of transfer, priority interrupt, DMA, I/O processor, serial communication. [5]
6. Memory Organisation: Memory hierarchy, main memory, auxiliary memory, associative memory,
cache memory, virtual memory, memory management hardware. [6]
7. Advanced concepts of Computer Architecture: Concept of pipeline, Arithmetic pipeline,
Instruction , vector processors and array processors. Introduction to parallel processing, Interprocessor
communication & synchronization.
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Distinguish between micro and macro instruction.Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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What is an interrupt?Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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What is an instruction pipeline?Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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What are the memory reference instructions? Give examples.Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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What is asynchronous data transfer?Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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What is register transfer language?Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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What is the principle of working of the cache memory? Explain.Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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Dec 2024 What is cache memory? What are the elements of cache design? What are cache memory principles?
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When DMA mode of data transfer is suitable?Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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What are the main advantages of the hardwired control?Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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What are registers? Can they be called memory?Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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What is an addressing mode? Explain various addressing modes in detail.Long Answer 5 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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What are the types of instructions supported by 8085? Explain.Long Answer 5 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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What is the role of interrupts in process transitions? Explain.Long Answer 5 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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What is pipelined control? Explain.Long Answer 5 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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Dec 2024 What is pipelining? Explain the concepts of throughput and speedup. Also, explain the pipelining hazards.
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Explain the concept of memory interleaving in detail.Long Answer 5 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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Calculate the following Problems using BOOTH's algorithm :Long Answer 10 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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Calculate the following Problems using BOOTH's algorithm : (a) (-13) x (+6)Long Answer 10 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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Calculate the following Problems using BOOTH's algorithm : (b) (-13) x (-6)Long Answer 10 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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Calculate the following Problems using BOOTH's algorithm : (c) (-13) x (-6)Long Answer 10 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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What are the ways in which the peripheral devices may transfer data to a computer system? What are the features of each of these ways? Compare the pros and cons of each type of data transfer.Long Answer 10 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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With a neat hypothetical memory hierarchical picture, describe the concept of virtual memory and analyze the memory hierarchical questions with reference to it. Explain how performance improvement is achieved.Long Answer 10 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
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