www.universityquestions.in Reg. No. : Question Paper Code : 83024 M.E. DEGREE EXAMINATION, JANUARY 2014. First Semester Applied Electronics AP 7103 — ADVANCED MICROPROCESSOR AND MICROCONTROLLER (Common to M.E. Communication Systems M.E,-Opticat Communication and M.E. Communication and Networking) (Regulation 2013) Time : Three hours WWW.Universityquestions.iN yaximum : 100 marks Answer ALL questions. PART A — (10 x 2 = 20 marks) 1. Compare RISC and CISC. 2.“ Sketch the memory hierarchy 3. _ What is meant by paging? 4. Define multitasking 5. What is the role of memory management unit? Mention any two of the thumb instruction set. 1, Listout the various operating modes of 68HC11 microcontroller. 8 What are the major feature of UART? 9. Write a short note on C- Complier. 10. State the role of 12C interfacing in PIC microcontroller. www.univers! ityquesti ons.iInWWwW.univers' tyquestions. PART B — (5 x 16 = 80 marks) 11. (a) What are pipeline hazards? Discuss them in detail. (18) Or (6) Explain segmentation and paging. 6) 12, (a) With a neat sketch explain the architecture of CISC processor. (a6) Or (>) Explain the various addressing modes of 2 high performance CISC architecture. : . a6) 13. (a) Explain ARM instruction set and thumb instruction set in detail. (16) Or * > + ~ @y-"Expln the “organization “of “GPU “ofa high ‘performance RISC architecture. a6) 14. (a) List out the various operating modes of Motorola 68HC11 microcontroller and explain them. : (16) Or (b) Explain the interrupt system of 68HC11 microcontroller. (16) 15. (a) Sketch and explain the CPU architecture of PIC microcontroller. (a6) Or (&) @__ List out the timers of PIC microcontroller and explain it. ® (i) Explain the role of an.A/D in a PIC microcontroller ® www.un iversityquesti jons.in 2 7 83024