CS6303 Computer Architecture, Second year, Department of Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology, First and second Units Questions

Answer All Questions
            Part A (10*2=20)
1.      Define computer architecture.
2.      Define response time & through put.
3.      What is mean by one address instruction?
4.      Short note on: Basic performance equation.
5.      List out the advantages of multiprocessor system.
6.      Differentiate single precision & double precision format.
7.      Short note on: Parallel subtractor.
8.      Find the bit pair code for multiplier :11011,101100
9.      What is Big- endian assignment ?
10.  Short note on: Half adder circuit.
Part B (5*13=65)
   11.(a)Explain the components of computer system in detail.                                                (13)
                                                            (OR)
       (b) Explain the various computer technologies in detail.                                       (13)
 12. (a)What is addressing mode?  Explain the various addressing modes with an example.(13)
                                                            (OR)
       (b) Explain the logical and transfer control operation in detail.                             (13)
13.(a)i) Explain the eight ideas for designing a computer system in detail.                              (7)
          ii)State and explain the power equation of          CPU.                                                   (6)
                                                            (OR)
     (b) Explain the design of fast adder in detail.                                                                     (13)
14.(a)Explain sequential multiplication process with an example.                                           (13)
                                                            (OR)
      (b)Solve the following multiplication using bit pair recoding technique.   
           i) 13 X (-6)                                                                                                       (6)
          ii) (-11) X 27                                                                                                     (7)
15.(a) Explain Booth’s algorithm with an example.                                                     (13)     
                                                            (OR)
      (b) Perform the division of following numbers using restoring & non restoring
            division. Dividend : 1111, Divisor: 0100                                                                     (13)                                                                              Part C (1*15=15)
16. The table(a) shows the two code sequences with no of instructions of different instruction
classes  within each code sequence respectively. The instructions are classified as A,B&C
according to the CPI as shown in table(b)
From the given instructions :
i)                    Determine which code sequence executes the more instructions.
ii)                  Determine which code sequence will execute quickly.
iii)                Determine the CPI for each code sequence.
                Table (a)
Code Sequence
Instruction counts for each instruction class
A
B
C
1
5
3
5
2
10
2
3
               Table (b)
CPI for each instruction class
A
B
C
1
2
3