A Test on the Basic of Computer Organization and Architecure

FAQ on the Basics of Computer Organization and Architecture

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Two Marks (2 x 5 = 10)

1.      What does the term hertz refer to?

2.      Compare RISC with CISC architecture.

3.      Under what situations the micro program counter is not incremented after a
new instruction is fetched from micro program memory?

4.      What is virtual memory and what are the benefits of virtual memory?

5.      How is the number 25 represented in BCD and ASCII code?

Big Questions (8 + 16 + 16 = 40)

1.         Describe the role of system software to improve the performance of
a computer.                                                                                                                      (8)

(OR)

2.         Draw the diagram of the single Bus Organization of the data
path inside a processor.                                                                                                    (8)

3.         a)  Describe the connections between the processor and memory with a
neat structure diagram.                                                                                                    (8)

b)  What are the special registers in a typical computer? Explain their
purposes in detail.                                                                                                            (8)

(OR)

4.         Explain in detail various addressing modes used in an Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)
(16)

5.         a)  Examine the relationships between pipeline execution and
addressing modes.                                                                                                           (8)

b)  Draw and explain the block diagram of a complete processor.                                  (8)

(OR)

6.         Explain in detail how Instructions are encoded.                                                                         (16)

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