SRM University 2007 B.Tech Information Technology BANK : COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE - Question Paper

S.R.M INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF info TECHNOLOGY

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SUBJECT: COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

CODE : IT 205

BRANCH: II YEAR IT



PREPARED BY:

Ms.D.HEMAVATHI (II ‘A’)

Mrs.KAYALVIZHI (II ‘B’)

Ms.AARTHI (II ‘C’)






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DEPARTMENT OF IT(2005-2006)
IT 205 - COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

UNIT 1

two MARKS

1. Draw the block diagram of a digital computer.
2. Define IC (Integrated Circuit).
3. Classify integrated circuits according to the number of gates.
4. State the various kinds of logic families of integrated circuits.
5. Define Decoder and draw the block diagram of a 3-to-8-line decoder.
6. Give the logical diagram and truth table for 2-to-4 line decoder with NAND gates.
7. Design 3-to-8 decoder with 2 2-to-4 decoder.
8. Define encoder and provide the truth table for octal to binary Encoder.
9. Define a multiplexer and draw the block diagram .
10. Give the truth table for 4-to-1 line decoder.
11. Define register and provide the block diagram of four bit shift register.
12. Draw the block diagram of RAM and ROM. What is the difference in ranging from ROM and RAM?
13. What are the various kinds of ROM’s?
14. Define RTL.
15. Construct a Bus system ( one stage ) with three state buffer.
16. Give the block diagram of a 4-bit binary adder.
17. Draw the block diagram of 4-bit adder-subtractor.
18. State any five logic microoperations .
19. Perform Selective complement & Selective clear operation for the provided operands : A = 1010 ; B = 1100.
20. describe instruction code.
21. What is stored program organization?
22. List out the various kinds of registers in a basic computer.
23. elaborate the instruction formats in a basic computer?
24. elaborate the hardware components available in a basic computer?
25. provide the block diagram of the circuits associated with AC (accumulator).
26. describe Effective address.











10 MARKS

1. What are the various digital components? discuss any two in detail..
2. How the Multiplexers and decoders are working? discuss it with neat diagrams.
3. Explain in detail about Register Transfer Logic with suitable diagram.
4. Explain Arithmetic Microoperations in detail with examples.
5. Explain Logic Microoperations in detail with examples.
6. Explain Shift Microoperations in detail with examples.
7. Explain in detail about Computer registers and their interconnection with a common bus.
8. Give the Short notes on : (i) Basic computer Instruction Formats.
(ii) Instruction set completeness

Earning:   Approval pending.