Subject: COA Semester: V

Unit 1 Preface of Digital components and Data representation:

1) Define : Flipflop, Sequential circuit, Memory
2) Define Integrated circuit with its types. What are their benefits?
3) Write advantage and disadvantage of IC.
4) Define decoder and draw 3*8 decoder using AND gate.
5) Enlist types of digital logic circuit and explain any one type.
6) Construct 5-to-32-line decoder with four 3-to-8-line decoders with enable
and one 2-to-4 line decoders.
7) What is multiplexer?
8) Explain 4*1 multiplexer. Explain the importance of s0 and s1 line.
9) Explain combinational circuit and sequential circuit with its diagram.
10) Define counter and explain synchronous counter with figure.
11) Write short note on register.
12) Describe Encoder and Decoder
13) What is Decoder? Explain 3*8 decoder by combining two 2*4 decoders.
14) What is memory? Write the types of memory.
15) The conversions: Octal to binary, binary to octal, binary to hexadecimal,
hexadecimal to binary, octal to decimal.
16) Write difference between:
(i) Primary memory and secondary memory.
(ii) SRAM and DRAM.
(iii) RAM and ROM.

Unit 2 Register transfer and Micro-operations:

1) Define : micro-operation, Buffer, Control signal, Register transfer.
2) Describe the following operation
 (i) P : R1 <-- R1 + R2
(ii) P : R2 <-- R1
(iii) P : R1 <-- R1 + R2” +1
3) Write short note on three state bus buffer.
4) Explain 4-bit binary adder with necessary diagram.
5) What is arithmetic microoperation? Enlist the types of operation explain
any one with example.
6) What is the drawback of bus system and which method overcome this
limitation.
7) Explain bus system.
8) Describe binary Adder-Subtractor with diagram.
9) Explain shift micro-operation.
10) Write the types of shift micro-operation.
11) Write short note on Logic microoperations. Give examples.
12) Explain 4-bit arithmetic circuit necessary diagram and table.
13) Enlist the bus line that use in three state bus buffers.
14) Explain bus system using four-bit registers.
15) Enlist the types of microoperations and draw circuit of binary adder and
binary incrementor.
16) Explain logic microoperation with its truth table and enlist 16 microoperation.
17) What is selective clear application? Explain with example.
18) Which gate is used to perform addition and subtractor on one common
Circuit.
19) Draw circuit of 4-bit adder-subtractor and 4-bit incrementor.

20) Explain 4-bit combinational circuit shifter with diagram.

Unit 3 Basic computer organization and design

1) Define instruction code, operation code and accumulator.

2) Explain the concept of stored program organization.

3) Differentiate between direct and indirect addressing modes.

4) Describe the function of the Program Counter (PC) and Instruction Register (IR).
5) Enlist the basic Registers for the basic computer.

6) Define an instruction. Write basic computer instructions.

7) Explain three basic computer instruction formats.

8) Enlist memory reference instructions.

9) Enlist register reference instructions.

10) Enlist input output instructions.

11) Draw flowchart for interrupt cycle.

12) Write short note on program interrupt.

13) Explain input output configuration.

14) Explain memory reference instructions (i) ADD to AC (ii) STA- Store AC
15) Explain memory reference instructions (i) BUN- Branch Unconditionally (ii) BSA- Branch

and Save Return Address (iii) LDA- load to AC

16) Write short note on basic computer registers and memory.

17) What is interrupt cycle?

18) Draw block diagram of the control unit in a computer system.

19) Explain how data is transferred between registers using a common bus system.

Unit 4 Programming the basic computer

1) What is machine language and how does it differ from high-level programming
language?
2) What are the key rules for writing assembly language programs?
3) How is assembly language translated into binary machine code?
4) What is an assembler and what role does it play in programming?
5) Write a short note on assembler.
 6) What is pseudoinstruction? Give examples of it.
7) Draw flowchart of first pass of assembler.
8) Explain first pass of assembler.
9) Explain four tables of second pass assembler.
10) Explain shift operation of Programming Arithmetic and logic operation.
11) Write a program to Add two double precision numbers.
12) Write an assembly language program that demonstrates a simple loop.
13) Explain subroutine in assembly language.
14) Write a program to Input and output one character.
OR
Write an assembly language program to read a character from the keyboard and
display it on the screen.

Unit 5 Micro-programmed control:

1) Define following terms:
2) Control memory, Microinstruction Sequencer, Micro-program, Control word,
Control store
3) Write full form of CAR, SBR, AC, BR, AD, PC, RISC, CISC.
4) Explain the use of main memory and control memory.
5) What is difference between:
(i) Microprocessor and Microprogram.
(ii) Microcontroller and Microprocessor.
(iii) hardwired control and microprogramed control.
6) Explain design of control unit.
7) Explain microinstruction format in brief.
8) Explain decoding of microoperation process.
9) Write short note Micro-program sequencer.
10) Draw the micro-instruction format for the control memory.
11) Draw and explain the block diagram of decoding of microoperation.
12) Explain the selecting the next microinstruction address using block diagram.
13) Draw the diagram of Organization of micro programmed control unit.
14) Explain computer hardware configuration using block diagram.
15) Explain each step that the control must undergo during the execution of
a single computer instruction.
Unit 6 Central Processing Unit and Introduction to Pipelining
1) What are the main components of a CPU and their functions?
2) Draw block diagram of seven CPU registers.
3) Explain the role of the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) in a CPU.
4) Describe the difference between a register stack and a memory stack.
5) Explain the PUSH and POP operations in a stack.
6) Draw and explain block diagram of 64-word stack.
7) What is Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) and how is it different from infix notation?
8) Convert the infix expression ( (A + B) * (C - D) ) to RPN.
9) Describe the process of evaluating an arithmetic expression using RPN.
10) Write a short note on three-address instruction formats.

11) Write a short note on two-address instruction formats.

12) Write a short note on one-address instruction formats.

13) Explain RISC instructions.

14) Enlist the different types of addressing modes.

15) Write major characteristics of RISC processor.