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Improvement Exam - 2016

This document is an exam for a Computer Architecture course covering several topics: - Part A contains 10 short answer questions testing topics like Amdahl's Law, addressing modes, endian formats, DMA, speculation, exceptions, Flynn's classification, multithreading, I/O types, and cache dirty bits. - Part B contains 5 longer answer questions choosing between two options on CPU performance factors, addressing modes, signed multiplication, division algorithms, pipelined control units, MIPS datapath, hardware multithreading, Flynn's classification, cache mapping, and virtual memory address translation.

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Improvement Exam - 2016

This document is an exam for a Computer Architecture course covering several topics: - Part A contains 10 short answer questions testing topics like Amdahl's Law, addressing modes, endian formats, DMA, speculation, exceptions, Flynn's classification, multithreading, I/O types, and cache dirty bits. - Part B contains 5 longer answer questions choosing between two options on CPU performance factors, addressing modes, signed multiplication, division algorithms, pipelined control units, MIPS datapath, hardware multithreading, Flynn's classification, cache mapping, and virtual memory address translation.

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MARTHANDAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND

TECHNOLOGY
IMPROVEMENT EXAM - 2016

Semester VI
ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
CS6303 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
Time: 3 Hrs
Maximum Marks : 100
Staff: D. Navis Nayagam
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Part A (10x2=20)
Answer All Questions
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10.

State Amdahls Law.


Brief about Relative addressing mode with an example.
Define Little-endian arrangement.
What is DMA?
What is the need for Speculation?
What is Exception?
What is Flynn's Classification?
Brief about Multithreading.
Differentiate Programmed I/O and Interrupt l/O.
What is the purpose of Dirty/Modified bit in Cache
'memory?
Part B (5 X 16 = 80)

11. a) i) State
the CPU performance equation and
discuss
the factors that affect performance. (10)
ii) Describe the Eight great ideas of computer science (6)
(Or)
b) What is the need for addressing in a computer system?
Explain the different addressing modes with suitable
examples.
(16)
12. a) Multiply the following pair of signed 2s complement
numbers : A =010111, B = 101100
(Or)
b) Discuss Restoring and NonRestoring division
algorithmsindetailwithdiagramandexamples

13. a)ExplainindetailaboutPipelinedControlUnit.(16)
(Or)
b) ExplainindetailaboutbuildingadatapathforMIPS (16)
14. a) ExplainindetailhardwareMultithreading(16)
(Or)
b) Explain in detail about Flynns Classification. (16)
15. a) Explain in detail about the various cache address
mapping mechanisms.
(16)
(Or)
b)What is virtual memory? Explain the steps involved
in virtual memory address translation. (16)

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