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Question Bank Computer Organization and Architecture: 10 Marks Questions

The document is a comprehensive question bank covering topics in Computer Organization and Architecture, including instruction codes, computer registers, addressing modes, and the instruction cycle. It also explores register transfer language, memory organization, and input-output systems, detailing concepts like DMA, cache memory, and I/O subsystems. Each section includes both short and long questions aimed at evaluating understanding and application of these concepts.

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Question Bank Computer Organization and Architecture: 10 Marks Questions

The document is a comprehensive question bank covering topics in Computer Organization and Architecture, including instruction codes, computer registers, addressing modes, and the instruction cycle. It also explores register transfer language, memory organization, and input-output systems, detailing concepts like DMA, cache memory, and I/O subsystems. Each section includes both short and long questions aimed at evaluating understanding and application of these concepts.

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Question Bank

Computer Organization and Architecture


● Flow charts of I/O and interrupt

1. Define instruction codes in computer systems.


2. What are the different types of computer registers?
3. Explain the instruction cycle in computer systems.
● Basic Computer Organization and Design
i. Computer registers
ii. Various notation used in RTL
iii. Addressing modes
iv. Instruction format
v. Features of RISC & CISC
1. What is the difference between timing and control in computer architecture?
2. What is meant by memory-reference instructions in computer architecture?
3. Describe the concept of I/O and interrupt in computer organization with examples.
4. Explain stack organization and its significance in the central processing unit.
5. List various ways of organizing stacks
6. Draw and explain instruction cycle.
7. Explain direct and indirect addressing mode.
8. Discuss the differences between CISC and RISC in terms of instruction set and processing speed.
10 Marks Questions
1. Evaluate the importance of addressing modes in computer architecture and give examples of
their applications.
2. Create a comparison between CISC and RISC in terms of performance, design, and complexity.
Provide practical scenarios where each would be beneficial.

Unit-II: Register Transfer and Micro-operation


1. What is Register Transfer Language (RTL)?
2. Define register transfer and provide an example.
3. What are bus and memory transfers in register transfer operations?
4. What are arithmetic micro-operations? Give an example.
5. Explain the role of the Arithmetic Logic Shift Unit in micro-operations.
6. Describe the process of performing logic micro-operations with an example.
7. Explain how shift micro-operations are performed and their importance in computer systems.
8. Analyze the design of the control unit in micro-programmed control systems and how address
sequencing works.
10 Marks Questions
1. Evaluate the concept of micro-programmed control in computer architecture and discuss how
control memory and address sequencing are used.
2. Explain and draw control unit for hardwired system.
3. Design a simple control unit for a micro-programmed system and explain how it executes a
sequence of instructions.
Unit-III: Memory Organization
2 Marks Questions
1. What are semiconductor memory technologies?
2. Design circuit explaining memory connections.
3. Explain the concept of memory hierarchy in computer systems.
4. What is interleaving in memory organization?
5. Describe the difference between RAM and ROM chips.
6. What is associative memory in computer systems?
7. Explain the hardware organization of associative memory and its working principle.
8. Discuss the significance of cache memory in enhancing system performance.
9. EXPLAIN the techniques used in cache memory.
10. Compare the different mapping functions used in cache memory, such as direct, associative, and set
associative mapping.
10 Marks Questions
1. Evaluate the impact of memory hierarchy on the overall performance of a computer system.
Discuss the trade-offs between cache memory size and block size.
2. Design a system with cache memory and demonstrate how different mapping functions (direct,
associative, set-associative) are applied in real-world scenarios.
Unit-IV: Input–Output Organization
a) What are peripheral devices in the context of computer organization? Explain their working
principle.
b) Define an I/O subsystem and its role in computer systems.
c) RAM and ROM chips
d) What is I/O interface?
e) Draw flowchart for IO and interrupt.
f) Explain the difference between program-controlled and interrupt-driven I/O transfers.
g) What is an I/O processor and how does it enhance system performance?
h) Describe the concept of Direct Memory Access (DMA) in I/O transfers.
i) Discuss the working mechanism of program-controlled I/O transfers with an example.
j) Analyze the efficiency of interrupt-driven I/O and DMA in comparison to program-controlled
I/O.
k) Explain the role of I/O devices in a computer system and how they interface with the
processor.
10 Marks Questions
1. Evaluate the advantages and limitations of DMA in I/O organization, and discuss how it improves
the performance of a computer system.
2. Create an I/O management system that integrates program-controlled, interrupt-driven, and
DMA I/O transfers. Evaluate how each method impacts system performance.

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