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

9. Explain the Design of a Basic Computer with necessary block diagrams.
10. Explain the Design of Accumulator Logic with necessary block diagrams.


























UNIT 2
two MARKS
1. Define a control word.
2. Draw the block diagram for Microprogrammed control organization.
3. Define microinstruction and microprogram.
4. What is a pipeline register?
5. Define routine.
6. Define mapping.
7. What are the address sequencing capabilities needed in a control memory?
8. Define subroutine. What is a subroutine register?
9. Draw the block diagram for decoding of microoperation fields.
10. Draw the block diagram for microprogram sequencer for a control memory.
11. describe CPU.
12. Draw the block diagram representing the major components of CPU.
13. elaborate the binary selection variables that must be given by the control to perform an operation?
14. describe a stack.
15. What is a stack pointer?
16. provide the block diagram of a 64-word stack.
17. provide the sequence of microoperations implemented for push and pop operation.
18. Draw the block diagram for memory stack.
19. elaborate the kinds of notations used in a stack organization?
20. provide the reverse polish notation for A*B + C*D.
21. elaborate the three kinds of CPU organizations?
22. provide the two-address instructions to evaluate X=(A+B) * (C+D).
23. The control unit of a computer is designed to go through an instruction cycle that is divided into 3 major phases. elaborate they?
24. List the various kinds of addressing modes used in a basic computer.
25. elaborate the classifications of computer instructions? provide atleast two examples for every.
26. elaborate condition-code bits or flag bits or status register bits?
27. describe PSW.
28. elaborate interrupts? elaborate the major kinds of interrupts?
29. describe Risc.
30. Differentiate Risc and Cisc.
31. elaborate the additional characteristics attributed to Risc Architecture?
32. elaborate the addressing modes in Berkeley Risc 1?






10 MARKS
1. Explain Address sequencing in detail.
2. Explain the Design of Control Unit with necessary block diagrams.
3. Explain about General Register Organization of CPU.
4. Evaluate the subsequent arithmetic expression using Stack: (A+B)*[C*(D+E)+F] where A=1,B=2,C=3,D=4,E=5,F=6.
5. What are the various kinds of Instruction Formats? discuss in detail.

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