Computer Organization and Architecture

UNIT I - PART-B Questions 1. Explain in Detail about the different functional units of a computer. 2. Explain the software performance of a computer. 3. What are the different types of instructions and also explain the instruction sequence. 4. Explain about the memory locations and addresses, memory operations. 5. Define addressing modes. And explain the different types of addressing modes. 6. Write short notes on generation of computer and give its evaluation of performance 7. Write short notes on the basics of computer architecture? 8. i) Describe about stock organization. ii) Discuss in detail about some addressing modes. 9. Discuss in detail the instruction formats and its types. 10. i) describe stored program organization in detail. ii) What are the instruction formats available and explain each? 11. Explain briefly about the stack organization.

UNIT II -PART-B Questions 1. Write short notes on fixed point and floating-point numbers of data representation? Explain the instruction and its types with examples? 2. Briefly discuss about fixed-point arithmetic and floating point. 3. Explain with a diagram, the design of a fast multiplier using carry save adder circuit. 4. Show how a 64 bit adder can be constructed using 4-bit adder modules and 4-bit carry look ahead generator modules. what is the delay in generating C64 and S63 here? 5. Discuss any one binary division algorithm and simulate the same for 25/15. 6. Give the organization of a floating-point adder / subtractor unit and explain its operation. 7. What is booths Algorithm? Explain in detail. 8. Explain with a diagram, the design of fast adder. 9. Explain in detail, the arithmetic operations performed on floating point numbers. 10. What are two types of integer division techniques? Explain with an example. UNIT III -PART-B Questions

1. Explain about memory technology. and also write short notes on interleaved memory. 2. i) Describe the cache with its feature, organization and operation. ii) Discuss in detail about associative memories. 3. Discuss in detail the CPU organization with its additional features 4. Discuss in detail the principles of designing pipelined processors. 5. Discuss the principles of vector processing. 6. Describe about the performance of the pipeline. 7. Explain briefly about CPU control unit. 8. What is meant by ALU? Explain it with a neat sketch.

9. i) Write notes on methods of hardwired control. ii) Discuss the basic concepts of a micro-programmed control. 10. Design a micro programmed control unit for a multiplier (using shift-add operations). Give the complete design. 11. Discuss the various techniques used to handle control hazards in a pipelined processor. 12. What is data hazard? Explain in detail. 13. What is instruction hazard? Explain in detail. 14. Discuss the influence on instruction set. 15. How is parallelism achieved in uniprocessor machines? Discuss. UNIT IV -PART-B Questions 1. Explain in detail about static pipeline and dynamic pipeline. 2. i) Explain in detail the instruction pipelining.(8) ii) Describe with neat sketch the parallel computer structures. 3. Explain the different technique to reduce miss rate? Larger block size Larger caches Higher associativity Way prediction and pseudoassociative caches Compiler optimization 4. Discuss briefly the serial access memories and random access memories. 5. i) discuss about programmed IO. ii) Explain structure versus performance of a cache design. 6. Explain the different technique to reduce cache miss penalty? 7. Discuss how main memory is organized to improve performance?

8. Explain in detail the high-speed memories and virtual memory. 9. i) Describe the features of multiport memory and interleaved memory. ii) Explain about segmentation and paging. 10. Discuss the different mapping techniques used in cache memories. UNIT V -PART-B Questions 1. i) What is meant by the dynamic data flow computer and explain it? ii) List out the differences between RISC and CISC processors. 2. Explain in detail about standard I/O interfaces. 3. Give the advantage of fault tolerant system. 4. Explain the various ways to measure I/O performance? a. Throughput versus response time b. Little queuing theory 5. i) what is meant by interrupts and explain its types? ii) Discuss in briefly about IOP. 6. Explain the static and dynamic dataflow design. 7. Explain detail about the direct Access memory. 8. Explain the techniques that are available to access the I/O devices. 9. What are interface circuits? Explain in detail.