SRM University 2007 B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering BANK : SYSTEM SOFTWARE - Question Paper

S.R.M.ISTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
CS206 – SYSTEM SOFTWARE
COURSE: II B.Tech(CSE)
SEMESTER : IV.
UNIT -I
1.Define system software.
2. elaborate the components of system software ?
3.What is the size of the memory in a SIC(simplified Instructional Computer) machine ?
4. How may registers are there in SIC machines ?
5. discuss the use of linkage register.
6. What is program counter ?
7.What are the data formats available in SIC machines ?
8. discuss the instruction format of SIC machine .
9. discuss the kinds of addressing modes available in SIC machine.
10. discuss how input and output operations are performed in SIC machines.
11. elaborate the kinds of I/O instructions available in SIC machine ?
12. What is condition code instruction ?
13. What is SIC ?
14. What is SIC/XE ?
15. What is the maximum memory available in the SIC/XE system ?
16. elaborate the additional registers that are given by the SIC/XE machine ?
17. discuss the data formats of SIC/XE system.
18. elaborate the various instruction format available in SIC/XE machine ?
19. What is 'FORMAT 1' instruction ?
20 discuss the addressin modes of SIC/XE ?
21.Explain the Base relative addressing mode of SIC/XE machine
22.What is program counter relative addressing mode ?
23.Differentitate Cisc and Risc machines
24.What is quadword and Octaword ?
25.What is virtual address space in VAX ?
26.What is Sytem space and process space ?
27.How may registers are there in VAX machine ?
28.What is processor status long word ?
29.What are the various data formats in vax machine ?
30.What is trailing numeric ?
31.What is leading separate numeric ?
32.What is operand specifier ?
33.What are the addressing modes available in VAX machine ?
34.How memory in the X86 architecture can be defined ?
35.What is memory mangement unit ?
36.How many registers are there in X86 ?
37.What is EIP ?
38.What is the use of segment register in x86 architechture ?
39.What is FPU ?
40.What is little endian byte ordering ?
41.List the different addressing modes available in X86 architurer ?
42.What is Ultrasparc ?



UNIT -II

1. What is an assembler ?
2. List the different assembler directives.
3. elaborate the functions of an assembler ?
4. What is OPTAB ?
5. What is SYMTAB ?
6. What is location counter ?
7. List the machine dependent assembler features.
8. List the machine independent assembler features.
9. describe multiprogramming.
10. provide the functions performed in pass one of an assembler .

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