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COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE - ChapterWise Questions

The document outlines key concepts in computer architecture, covering number systems, basic computer organization, register transfer, processors, and parallel computer methods. It includes topics such as binary conversion, Boolean simplification, stack organization, instruction formats, micro-operations, memory hierarchy, and types of processors. Each chapter contains specific explanations, diagrams, and notes on various components and operations within computer systems.

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COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE - ChapterWise Questions

The document outlines key concepts in computer architecture, covering number systems, basic computer organization, register transfer, processors, and parallel computer methods. It includes topics such as binary conversion, Boolean simplification, stack organization, instruction formats, micro-operations, memory hierarchy, and types of processors. Each chapter contains specific explanations, diagrams, and notes on various components and operations within computer systems.

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COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

Chapter 1: Number Systems


1. Convert (218)10 into Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal.
2. Explain 2’s compliment method of subtraction with an example.
3. Simplify the following Boolean expression by using Karnaugh map and realize the
simplified expression by using only NAND gates.
F (A, B, C, D) = ∑ (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10).
4. Explain Octal to Binary Encoder with a neat diagram.
5. Write a short note on Hamming code.
6. Explain Half adder and Full adder with circuit diagram and truth table.
7. Explain Decoder and Encoder with a block diagram.
8. Explain types of Flip flops.
9. Explain error detection codes.
10. Explain error correction codes.

Chapter 2: Basic Computer Organization and Design


1. Explain Stack organization and its operations.
2. Differentiate between CISC and RISC.
3. Explain types of instruction formats.
4. Write a note on Shift registers with diagram.
5. Explain memory reference instructions.
6. Explain instruction cycle with a neat flow chart.
7. Explain instruction formats based on number of addresses.

Chapter 3: Register Transfer and Micro-operations


1. Explain logical micro operations.
2. Explain shift micro operations.
3. Explain arithmetic micro operations.
4. Write a note on Instruction Level Parallelism.
5. Explain DMA and DMA controller.
6. Explain Instruction Level Parallelism – Overcoming data hazards/ Limitations of ILP.
7. Differentiate between program controlled I/O and interrupt I/O.
Chapter 4: Processors and Memory Hierarchy
1. Briefly explain DMA data transfer between CPU and I/ O devices.
2. Explain sequential and weak consistency models.
3. Write a note on memory hierarchy.
4. Explain memory hierarchy.

Chapter 5: Parallel Computer Methods


1. Write a note on 3 categories of shared memory processors.
2. Explain SISD, SIMD, MISD, MIMD computers with block diagrams.
3. Explain distributed memory MMID architecture with neat diagram.

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