Computer organization 10CS46

Assignment Questions
UNIT - 1
Basic Structure of Computers
1. Explain different functional units of a computer
2. With a neat diagram explain different processor registers.
3. What is a bus..? explain single bus and multiple bus structure used to inter-connect
functional units in computer system
4. Explain how the performance of a computer can be measured. What are the measures to
improve the performance of computers..?*
5. Explain the important technological features and devices that characterized each
generation
6. Explain (i)byte addressability (ii)big-endian assignment (iii)little endian assignment
UNIT - 2
Machine Instructions and Programs contd...
1. What is an addressing mode? Explain different generic addressing modes with an
example for each.
2. What are assembler directives..?explain any two directives
3. For a simple example of I/O operations involving a keyboard and a display device, write
a assembly language program that reads one line from the keyboard, stores it in memory
buffer and echoes it back to the display.
4. Define subroutine .explain subroutine linkage using a link register.
5. Explain with an example, usage of stacks in a nested subroutine calls.
6. Explain how stacks and queues are organized.
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UNIT - 3
Input/output Organization
1. Explain the followings:
(i)Interrupt concepts (ii) interrupt hardware.
2. With neat block diagram , explain any two methods of handling multiple I/O devices
3. Define exceptions. Explain kinds of exceptions.*
4. What is the necessity of DMA controller? Explain the methods of bus arbitration.
5. Show the possible register configurations in a DMA interface, explain direct memory
access(DMA)*
6. What is the necessity of bus arbitration? Explain the different methods of bus arbitration.
UNIT - 4
Input/output Organization contd...
1. Compare programmed I/O. interrupt driven I/O and DMA based I/O
2. Compare serial and parallel interfaces for efficiency and complexity with example
3. What are the features of SCSI bus? Write a note on arbitration and selection on SCSI bus
4. Describe the split bus operation. How can it be connected to two fast devices and one slow
device?
UNIT - 5
Memory System
1. How read and write operation takes place in 1k *1 memory chip ?explain
2. With the block diagram explain the operation of a 16-megabit DRAM chip configured as
2M*8.
3. Mention any two differences b/w static and dynamic RAMs . explain the internal
organization of a memory chip consisting of 16 words of 8 bit each.*
4. Which are the various factors to be considered in the choice of a memory chip ? explain
5. Give the organization of a 2M*32 memory module using 512k*8 static memory chips
6. Discuss ,the different types of RAMs bring out their salient features
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UNIT - 6
Arithmetic
1. Write a note on flash memory.
2. What is secondary storage? Explain in brief magnetic hard disk.
3. Explain about optical disks and its applications; explain working principle of CD
technology.
4. A half adder is a combinational logic circuit that has two inputs, x and y and two outputs,
s and c , that are the sum and carry-out respectively, resulting from the binary addition of
x and y:
(i). design a half adder as a two level AND OR circuit.
(ii). Show how to implement a full- adder using two half-adder and external
Logic gates are necessary
5. Explain how a 16-bit carry look ahead adder can be built from 4 bit adder.
6. How do you design FAST ADDERS? Explain a 4 bit carry look ahead adder.
UNIT - 7
Basic Processing Unit
1. Explain hardwired control unit with diagram.
2. Write and explain control sequences for execution of the instruction SUB R1, (R4).
3. Draw the block diagram of a processor and identify the units
4. Explain three bus architecture with diagram
UNIT - 8
Multicores, Multiprocessors, and Clusters
1. How TLB can be used in implementing virtual memory? Explain with Block diagram
2. Explain 4 bit carry-look ahead adder and use it to build a 12 bit carry-look ahead adder
3. Perform 56-78 using 1s complement and 2s complement methods.
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4. Explain the process of fetching a word from memory, with timing diagram
5. Explain about optical disks and its applications; explain working principle of CD
technology
6. What is the necessity of bus arbitration? Explain the different methods of bus arbitration.
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