Bangalore University 2007 M.Sc Computer Science MD-3400 Computer Architecture - Question Paper

M.Sc. MD-3400 Computer Science Computer Architecture MAY 2007
Time : 3 hours Maximum : 100 marks
part A — (10 × three = 30 marks)
ans ALL the ques..
1. List and discuss the recent technology patterns that are critical to implementation.
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of 3 common kinds of general purpose register computers?
3. What are the functions that are integrated in Instruction Fetch Unit?
4. Write in short about Dynamic scheduling.
5. Write briefly about Global code scheduling.
6. Explain about Static Branch Prediction.
7. Where can a block be placed in a cache?
8. Differentiate : Throughput and Response time.
9. List the design challenges for an SMT processor.
10. What do you mean by snooping protocols.
part B — (4 × 10 = 40 marks)
ans any 4 ques..
11. Briefly discuss about Memory Addressing.
12. Define : Pipeline Hazards. List all the classes of hazards and discuss any 2 out of it.
13. Explain about Dynamic Hardware Prediction?
14. Write about Itanium Processor and its performance.
15. Define and discuss about Reliability, Availability and Dependability.
16. Define Synchronization. discuss about it.
part C — (2 × 15 = 30 marks)
ans any 2 ques..
17. What are the Quantitative principles of computer design? discuss in brief.
18. List and discuss any 3 storage devices in detail.
19. What do you mean by symmetric shared-memory multiprocessors? discuss its performance problems.

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