Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT) 2008 B.E Computer Science Test 3 : High Performance Computer Architecture - Question Paper

Jaypce University of Information Technology (JUIT), Waknaghat, Solan, H.P.

B.Tech (7thSemcstcr CSE/IT)

T-3 EXAMINATION PAPER

COURSE CODE: 07M11CI104

COURSE NAME: HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

MAX. TIME: 90 MINUTES    MAX. MARKS: 30

Note: All Questions are Compulsory._

a)    Explain Flynn's four classifications architectures with suitable diagrams.

b)    A 40-Mhz processor was used to execute a benchmark program with the following instruction mix and clock cycle counts:    (2.5 + 2.5)

Instruction Tvpe	Instruction count	Clock cvcle count
Integer arithmetic	45000	1
Data transfer	32000	2
Floating point	15000	2
Control Transfer	8000	2

Determine the effective CPI. MIPS rate, and Execution time for this.

a)    What is parallelism? Kxplain three conditions of Parallelism.

b)    What arc Directory-Based Protocols? Explain Full Map Directories & Limited

Directories with suitable diagrams    (2.5 + 2.5)

Q 3 (a) Explain three differences between CISC and RISC Architecture with diagrams, (b) Explain six features of Motorola MC68040 microprocessor architecture in detail with suitable diagram.    (2.5 + 2.5)

Q4 (a) Explain five features of IBM RS/6000 with suitable diagram of its architecture.

(b) Explain Sequential Consistency Model with suitable diagram with reference to all three scientists i.e. Lamports Definitions. Briggs and Sindhu specifications (2.5+2.5)

Q5 (a) Explain Write once Protocol with suitable diagram.

(b) Explain three Message*Routing Schemes with suitable diagrams.

Q6 (a) Explain Flow control strategics. Explain E-cube Routing on Hypercubc with its three conditions & use suitable diagram.

(b) What axe Grid Computing & its goals? Explain with examples using diagrams.

(2.S+2.5)

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