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yash.v220104Unit -1
1. What do you mean by processor organization? Explain various types of processor
organization.
2. Explain functional units of computer system in detail.
3. Differentiate between daisy chaining and centralized parallel arbitration.
4. Explain the bus architecture with its types. Also, discuss the I/O bus architecture
with block diagram.
5. Explain different types of addressing modes.
Unit -2
1. Show the systemic multiplication process of (20) X (-19) using Booth’s algorithm
2. Explain IEEE standard for floating point representation. Represent the number
(-1460.125)10 in single precision and double precision format.
3. Explain in detail the principle of carry look ahead adder and design 4-bit CLA
adder.
4. Explain IEEE standard for floating point representation with example.
5. What do you mean by high-speed adder? Discuss design of higher speed adders
using block diagram.
Unit -3
1. Differentiate between hardwired and micro programmed control unit. Explain
each component of hardwired control unit organization.
2. What is a micro program sequencer? With block diagram, explain the micro
program sequencer.
3. Differentiate between RISC & CISC based microprocessor.
4. Explain all the phases of instruction cycle.
5. What are the different types of instruction formats?
Unit -4
1. A computer uses RAM chips of 1024*1 capacity.
i) How many chips are needed & how should their address lines be connected to
provide a memory capacity of 1024*8?
ii) How many chips are needed to provide a memory capacity of 16 KB?
2. Discuss 2 D RAM and 2.5D RAM with suitable diagram.
3. Discuss the various types of address mapping used in cache memory.
4.Write a short notes on magnetic disk, magnetic tape and optical disk.
5.Discuss the Memory Hierarchy in computer system with regard to Speed, Size and
Cost.
Unit -5
1. What do you mean by asynchronous data transfer? Explain strobe control and
hand
shaking mechanism.
2. Discuss the different modes of data transfer.
3. Draw and explain the block diagram of typical DMA controller.
4. Explain the difference between vectored and non-vectored interrupt. Explain
stating examples of each.
5. Differentiate between Synchronous & asynchronous communication taking a
suitable example.
