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(Common to M.E. Communication Systems and M.E. VLSI Design) (Regulation 2009) Time : Three hours Answer ALL questions
PART A (10 2 = 20 marks) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. List out the various addressing modes.
What do you mean by I 2 C Interfacing? Differentiate a Microprocessor from a Microcontroller? PART B (5 16 = 80 marks)
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Explain the various levels of memory hierarchy and list their properties. (6) Brief about the segmentation in the microprocessor architecture. (6) (4)
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What is paging?
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Define Pipelining.
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Point out the important features of virtual memory and paging. (4)
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Briefly explain about the following, (i) (ii) Pipelining and Bus operations in CISC. Multitasking in CISC. Or (8)
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List out the instruction set and various addressing modes used in CISC architecture. (16) Briefly explain about the organization of CPU in a ARM architecture. (16) Or
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Write short notes on : (i) (ii) Thumb instruction set of ARM . MMU in ARM.
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Discuss the various instruction set and addressing modes in Motorola. (16) How PIC Microcontroller is used as a A/D Converter? Or
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