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_| L Computer Organization - Past Questions This document contains a collection of past questions related to the topic of Computer Orga nization 1. Explain the basic Van Neumann architecture of a computer system. What are its main co mponents? 2. Describe the different types of computer buses and their functions in a cormputer system. 3. Compare and contrast RISC and CISC architectures. Provide examples of each 4. What is pipelining in comp uter architecture? Explain the concept with an example. 5. Define cache memory. How does it imp rove the performance of a computer system? 6. Explain the different types of cache mapping techniques. 7. What are interrupts in a computer system? How are they handled by the CPU? 8. Describe the purpose and operation of Direct Memory Access (DMA). 9. Explain the concept of virtual memory. How isi implemented in moder computer system 3? 10. What is the difference between hardwired centrol and microprogrammed control in a CP uw 11, Describe the structure and function of an Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU). 112. Explain the different instruction formats in computer architecture. Provide examples. 13. What is a register? Describe the different types of registers in a CPU. 14, Explain the fetch-decode-execute cycle in a CPUL 118, Descr be the role of the control unit in a CPU. How does it interact with other component 2 416. What is branch prediction? How does it enhance the performance of pipelined processor ° 17. Explain the concept of parallel processing. What arethe different types of parallelism? 18. What are the differences between superscalar and VLIW architectures? 19, Describe the memory hierarchy in a computer system. Why is it important? “] T _| L 20. Explain the concept of In struction Level Parallelism (ILP). How is it exploited in modem p rocessors?

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