CO IMP Questions
CO IMP Questions
CO IMP Questions
1. Define RTL. Explain how register transfer takes place in basic computer system.
7 Marks – 3 times
2. Explain Instruction cycle. 7 Marks – 3 times
3. Draw diagram of control unit of basic computer. With the help of diagram explain
instruction execution. 7 Marks – 3 times
4. Draw and explain basic computer instruction formats. 7 Marks – 2 times
5. Explain ADD, CLA, BUN, BSA Instructions. 7 Marks – 3 times
6. Explain how Input /Output can be performed using interrupts (Interrupt Cycle). 7 Marks
– 2 times
7. Draw a flowchart for first pass of an assembler and explain the same in brief. 7 Marks –
3 times
8. What is an assembler? With clear flowcharts for second pass, explain its working.
7 Marks – 3 times
9. Describe micro programmed control organization in detail. 4 Marks – 2 times
10. What is micro-programmed control architecture? 4 Marks – 2 times
11. Explain register stack and memory stack with neat sketches. OR Explain push and pop
operation on stack. OR State the differences between register stack and memory stack.
7 Marks – 5 times
12. How addressing mode is significant for referring memory? List and explain types of
addressing modes. 7 Marks – 6 times
13. Explain RISC. List its characteristics. 7 Marks – 4 times
14. Explain subroutine call and return. 4 Marks – 2 times
15. Explain Flynn’s classification of computer. 7 Marks – 4 times
16. Discuss four-segment instruction pipeline with diagram(s). OR Explain instruction
fetching, decoding and executing in pipeline processing. 7 Marks – 5 times
17. Explain Vector Processing. 4 Marks – 2 times
18. Explain Booth multiplication algorithm for multiplying binary integers in signed 2’s
complement representation. OR Examples of Booth algorithm. 7 Marks – 3 times
19. Explain addition and subtraction operations with signed 2’s complement integer data.
Support your answer by taking appropriate example(s). 7 Marks – 2 times
20. Develop an algorithm for multiplication of two binary numbers, which are stored as per
floating point representation. 7 Marks – 2 times
21. Write a detailed note on Direct Memory Access (DMA). 7 Marks – 2 times
22. Explain asynchronous data transfer using timing diagrams. 7 Marks – 3 times
23. Explain Daisy chain arbitration. 7 Marks – 3 times
24. Discuss associative mapping and direct mapping and set associative mapping in
organization of cache memory. 7 Marks – 4 times
25. What do you mean by address space and memory space in virtual memory? Also
explain the relation between address space and memory space in virtual memory.
7 Marks – 4 times
26. Explain Content Addressable Memory (CAM) OR Associative Memory. 4 Marks –
4 times
27. Describe cache coherence problem and its solutions in detail. 7 Marks – 3 times
28. Explain any two interconnection structures that make it possible to form a multiprocessor
system, with diagram. 7 Marks – 2 times
29. Explain clearly inter processor communication and synchronization in context of
multiprocessors. 7 Marks – 2 times
30. Discuss the differences between tightly-coupled multiprocessor and loosely-coupled
multiprocessor. 4 Marks – 2 times