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This document contains questions for a Computer Organization exam, divided into two parts (A and B). Part A covers topics like processor registers, computer generations, addressing modes, subroutines, interrupts, bus arbitration, I/O interfaces, caches, virtual memory, and disk controllers. Part B focuses on multiplication, division, floating point representation, instruction execution control sequences, and bus organizations. Students are instructed to answer 5 questions total, choosing at least two from each part. The exam tests a wide range of computer architecture concepts through descriptive and diagram based questions.

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Computer Organization Jul 2008 Old

This document contains questions for a Computer Organization exam, divided into two parts (A and B). Part A covers topics like processor registers, computer generations, addressing modes, subroutines, interrupts, bus arbitration, I/O interfaces, caches, virtual memory, and disk controllers. Part B focuses on multiplication, division, floating point representation, instruction execution control sequences, and bus organizations. Students are instructed to answer 5 questions total, choosing at least two from each part. The exam tests a wide range of computer architecture concepts through descriptive and diagram based questions.

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Fourtb Semester B.E.

Degree Examination, June I July 08


Computer Organisation
Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks:lOO
Note: Answer FJVEji11/ questions,
choosing atlea:rt two questions form each part . .
PART- A
a. With a neat diagram explain different processor registers. (08 Marks)
b. Explain the important technological features and devices that characterized each generation
of computers. (08 Marks)
c. Discuss two ways in which byte addresses are assigned. (041\tarks)
2 a. What is an addressing mode'! Explain different generic addressing modes with an example
for each. (08 Marks)
b. Deline subroutine. Explain subroutine linkage using a link register. (06 .\1ark<)
c. Explain the shift and rotate operations with examples. (06 Marks)
3 a. Explain the followings :
i} 1 nterrupt concepts
ii) Interrupt hardware. (06 Morks)
b. Deline exceptions. Explain two kinds of exceptions. (04 Marks)
c. What is the necessity of bus arbitration? Explain the different methods of bus arbitration.
(08 Morks)
d. Define the following :
i} Cycle stealing
ii) Burst mode.
4 a. Explain the important functions of input /output interface.
b. With a neat block diagram, explain a generalS bit parallel interface circuit.
c. Explain the followings with respect to USJ3.
i) \JSB archi tecture
ii) USB addressing
ii i} USB pro10cols.
PART- A
{112 M.rks)
(03
(08 Marl;s)
(09 \larks)
5 a. With the block diagram, explain the operations of a 16 megabit DRAM configured as
2M X 8. (06 MariL<)
b. Explain different mapping functions used in cache memory. (JO
c. What do you mean by memory inter leaving? Explain. (04 Morks)
6 a. What do you mean by address translation? Explain how TLB is used to implement virtual
memory. (08 Marks)
b. Mention four major functions of disk control ler on disk driw side. (04 Marks)
c. Explain how a 16- bit carry look ahead adder can be built from 4 bit adder. (08 Mllrks)
7 a. Show the mulllplication of(-; 13) and(- 6) using multiplier bit pair recodmg technique.
(06 Marks)
b. f)ifferent iare between restoring and non re>loring division. (04 Mllrks)
..:. Explain the rEEE standard for floating point number representation. (10 Marks)
8 a. Write and explain the control sequences for execution of following instruction.
Add (R3}, Rr. (06
b. With neat diagram. explain three bus organisation and write control sequenc..: for the
instruction
Add R,, R2. R1. {08 Marks)
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