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IMP QUESTIONS-DCME 2nd YEAR 4-SEM
UNIT-1:
1) Functional block diagram of a Digital Computer and explain the function of each
unit? (8M)
2) Define register and State the purposes of (8M)
-> Accumulator
-> Program counter
-> Instruction register
-> Memory address register
-> Memory buffer register
3) Block diagram of Simple accumulator based CPU
4) micro and macro operations (3M)
5) Define instruction,fetch or execution cycle? (3M or 8M)
6) Explain about stored program concept? (8M)
UNIT-2:
1) Explain the basic types of information representation in a computer?
2) Explain about fixed point and floatig-point representation representation and
differences?
3) Explain various instruction formats?
4) Explain Opcode, Operand and adsress?
5) Explain different types of instructions with example?
-> Zero address instruction
-> One address instrction
-> Two address Instruction
-> Three address instruction
6)Explain various addressing modes?
7)Explain fixed point and floating point addition, substraction, multiplication,
division with numerical examples and flow charts?
UNIT-3:
1) Explain about main memory and auxillary memory?
2) Explain memory hierarchy in a computer and its need?
3) State the significance of various memory device characteristics: access time,
access rate,alterability, permanence of storage, cycle time.
4) Explain the principle of virtual memory organization in a computer system
5) Discuss Associative Memory
6) Explain virtual address and physical address organization.
7) State the principle of locality of reference
8) Explain Cache memory organization (3M or 8M)
9) Importance of memory interleaving in a computer?
UNIT-4:
1) Explain about Pheripheral devices ?
2) Explain interface and need its interface?
3) List modes of data transfer? (IMP)
4) Explain and make the differences between Stnchronous and Asynchronous data
transfer?
5) Hand shaking procedure and programmed I/O of data transfer ?
6) Explain about DMA controlled transfer
7) Explain priority interrupt, polling, and daisy chaining priority.
8) Explain bus system and differentiate between I/O bus and memory bus system?
UNIT-5:
1) Define Microprocessor and list different types of processors
2) Features of 8086 MICROprocessor? VIMP
3) Draw the pin diagram 8086 microprocessor and describe the Pins and signals of
8086.
4) Draw the functional block diagram of 8086 microprocessor and describe the
function of each block in 8086.
5) List the features of 80286, 80386, 80486 and Pentium processors.
6) Distinguish between 8086,80286,80386,80486
