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Advanced Computer Architecture Question Paper

This document contains exam questions for an Advanced Computer Architecture course. It includes questions about fundamentals of computer design, predicated instructions, overcoming data hazards, instruction level parallelism, VLIKI approach, hardware and software solutions, memory coherence, cost vs price, synchronization and multithreading, symmetric shared memory architecture, I/O modules, memory mapped I/O vs isolated I/O, direct memory access, designing a cluster, and interconnecting networks. The document provides a code, course name and time limit for a 60 mark exam containing 8 questions to choose from with all questions carrying equal marks.

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Advanced Computer Architecture Question Paper

This document contains exam questions for an Advanced Computer Architecture course. It includes questions about fundamentals of computer design, predicated instructions, overcoming data hazards, instruction level parallelism, VLIKI approach, hardware and software solutions, memory coherence, cost vs price, synchronization and multithreading, symmetric shared memory architecture, I/O modules, memory mapped I/O vs isolated I/O, direct memory access, designing a cluster, and interconnecting networks. The document provides a code, course name and time limit for a 60 mark exam containing 8 questions to choose from with all questions carrying equal marks.

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Code: 9D06103a
M.Tech - I Semester Regular & Supplementary Examinations, April/May 2013

ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE


(Common to DSCE, DECS & ES)
Time: 3 hours

Max. Marks: 60
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
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1.

Write a short note on fundamentals of a computer design. Explain in detail the quantitative
principles of computer design.

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2. (a) What are the complications that one has to face while implementing predicated instructions?
Explain.
(b) Explain conditional or predicated instructions. Mention its advantages and disadvantages.

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3. (a) Explain in detail how to overcome the data hazards with examples.
(b) What are the limitations of instruction level parallelism? How to overcome hardware based
speculation?

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4. (a) Discuss in detail about the VLIKI approach.


(b) Contrast HW and SW solutions.

5. (a) When do you say a memory system is coherent? Explain about write sterilization.
(b) What is the difference between cost and price? Why they differ and by how much?

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6. (a) Write short notes on synchronization and multithreading.


(b) Label the architecture of symmetric shared memory.

7. (a) What are major functions of an I/O module?


(b) What is the difference between memory mapped I/O and isolated I/O?
(c) What is meant by direct memory access?
8. (a) Discuss in detail the steps to design a cluster.
(b) What are the practical issues in interconnecting networks? Explain with examples.

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