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Punjab Technical University: B.Tech. (Sem. - 3) Computer Architecture

This document contains a computer architecture exam with three sections. Section A contains 8 multiple choice questions. Section B contains 4 long answer questions about performance measures in hardware design, locality of reference, instruction pipelining, and micro-programmed control units. Section C contains 2 long answer questions about benchmarks for evaluating multiprocessor systems and Booth's multiplication algorithm, as well as short notes on superscalar machines and the 8255 chip. The exam is for a 3rd semester B.Tech. course in Computer Architecture with a maximum score of 60 marks over 3 hours.

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Punjab Technical University: B.Tech. (Sem. - 3) Computer Architecture

This document contains a computer architecture exam with three sections. Section A contains 8 multiple choice questions. Section B contains 4 long answer questions about performance measures in hardware design, locality of reference, instruction pipelining, and micro-programmed control units. Section C contains 2 long answer questions about benchmarks for evaluating multiprocessor systems and Booth's multiplication algorithm, as well as short notes on superscalar machines and the 8255 chip. The exam is for a 3rd semester B.Tech. course in Computer Architecture with a maximum score of 60 marks over 3 hours.

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B.Tech. (Sem. – 3rd)


COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
SUBJECT CODE : CS - 201
Paper ID : [A0451]
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