CS6303 Computer Architecture

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Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Sub. Name: Computer Architecture                                                           Sub.Code: CS6303

Max.Marks: 100                                                                                         Time: 180 min

Department: Computer Science and Engineering                             Sem/Year: III/II       Date:

Model Exam I

                                                                                Answer All Questions.  

PART- A   (10 X 2 = 20)

1.      What are the 8 recent ideas in computer architecture?(CO1)

2.      Distinguish pipelining from parallelism.(CO1)

3.      How overflow occur in subtraction?(CO2)

4.      What you meant by sub word parallelism?(CO2)

5.      What are R type Instruction?(CO3)

6.      What is branch prediction buffer?(CO3)

7.      Differentiate between strong scaling and weak scaling.(CO4)

8.      Compare UMA and NUMA multiprocessor.(CO4)

9.      What is the need to implement memory as hierarchy?(CO5)

10.  Point out how DMA can improve i/o speed.(CO5)

11.  Discuss about the various  techniques to represent instruction in the computer system(CO1) (13)

Or

What is the need for addressing in a computer system(CO1)? Explain different address modes with suitable examples.(CO1) (13)

12.  Explain the sequential version of multiplication algorithm and its hardware.(CO2) (13)

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Explain how floating point addition is carried out in a computer system. Give an example for binary point addition.(CO2)(13)

13.  Explain different types of pipeline hazards with suitable example.(CO3) (13)

Or

Explain in details how the exception are handled in MIPS architecture.(CO3) (13)

14.  Discuss about SISD, MIMD , SIMD, SPMD and VECTOR system. (CO4) (13)

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What is hardware multithreading? Compare and contrast Fine grained multithreading and Coarse grained multithreading. (CO4) (13)

15.  Elaborate on the various memory technologies and it relevance. (CO5) (13)

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What is virtual memory(CO1)?  Explain the step involved in virtual memory address translation. (CO5) (13)

Part C

16.Explain about the various processors and its comparison regarding performance (15)