Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU) 2006 M.C.A - III - COMPUTER ORGANISATION - Question Paper

M.C.A.(Previous) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2006
PAPER - III - COMPUTER ORGANISATION
Time: 3 hours Maximum: 75 marks

part - A - (3 X 15 = 45 marks)
ans any 3 of the subsequent

1. Distinguish ranging from integer representation and floating-point representation.
2. What is RAID? Why there is a need for various levels of RAID?
3. discuss the typical desktop system using PCI configuration.
4. explain the evolution of Pentium and Power PC computers.
5. Draw IAS computer structure and discuss different units in it.

part - B - (5 X five = 25 marks)
ans any 5 of the subsequent

6. discuss the different elements of Bus Design.
7. define how instruction cycle helps the computer in executing an instruction.
8. explain a few of the disk system developments.
9. discuss how various registers work in a Pentium processor.
10. explain how multiple interrupts are handled.
11. discuss the different characteristics of disk systems.
12. Get the product of (-11) and (12) using Booth.s algorithm.
13. Draw and discuss the hardware block diagram for addition and subtraction.

part - C - (5 X one = five marks)
ans any ALL of the subsequent

14. Name the key concepts on which von Neumman machine is based on.
15. Draw the state diagrams of :
(a) Instruction cycle
(b) Instruction cycle with interrupts.
16. Distinguish ranging from various methods of Arbitration.
17. For what purpose NMI is used?
18. Represent - 18 in
(a) Signed representation
(b) Signed 1.s complement representation.
(c) Signed 2.s complement representation using 8-bits as their length.

Earning:   Approval pending.