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    FINALTERM EXAMINATION
    Fall 2008
    CS501- Advance Computer Architecture (Session - 1)
    Marks: 75
    Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    Which one of the following is the memory organization of SRC processor?
    • 28 * 8 bits
    • 216 * 8 bits
    • 232 * 8 bits
    • 264 * 8 bits
    Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    Type A format of SRC uses -----------instructions
    • two
    • three
    • four
    • five
    Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    The instruction ---------------will load
    the register R3 with the contents of the memory
    location M [PC+56]
    • Add R3, 56
    • lar R3, 56
    • ldr R3, 56
    • str R3, 56
    Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    Which format of the instruction is called the accumulator?
    • 3-address instructions
    • 3-address instructions
    • 2-address instructions
    • 1-address instructions
    • 0-address instructions
    Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    Which one of the following are the code size
    and the Number of memory
    bytes respectively for a 2-address instruction?
    • 4 bytes, 7 bytes
    • 7 bytes, 16 bytes
    • 10 bytes, 19 bytes
    • 13 bytes, 22 bytes
    Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    Which operator is used to name registers, or part of registers, in the Register
    Transfer Language?
    • :=
    • &
    • %
    • ©
    Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    The transmission of data in which each character is self-contained units with its
    own start and stop bits is -----------
    • Asynchronous
    • Synchronous
    • Parallel
    • All of the given options
    Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    Circuitry that is used to move data is called -------------
    • Bus
    • Port
    • Disk
    • Memory
    Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    Which one of the following is NOT a technique used when the CPU wants to
    exchange data with a peripheral device?
    • Direct Memory Access (DMA).
    • Interrupt driven I/O
    • Programmed I/O
    • Virtual Memory
    Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    Every time you press a key, an interrupt is generated.
    This is an example of
    • Hardware interrupt
    • Software interrupt
    • Exception
    • All of the given
    Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    The interrupts which are pre-programmed and the processor automatically finds
    the address of the ISR using interrupt vector table are
    • Maskable
    • Non-maskable
    • Non-vectored
    • Vectored
    Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    Which is the last instruction of the ISR that is to be executed when the ISR
    terminates?
    • IRET
    • IRQ
    • INT
    • NMI
    Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    If NMI and INTR both interrupts occur simultaneously, then which one has the
    precedence over the other
    • NMI
    • INTR
    • IRET
    • All of the given
    Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    Identify the following type of serial communication error condition:
    The prior character that was received was not still read by the CPU and is
    over written by a new received character.
    • Framing error
    • Parity error
    • Overrun error
    • Under-run error
    Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    ----------the device usually means reading its status register every so often until
    the device's status changes to indicate that it has completed the request.
    • Executing
    • Interrupting
    • Masking
    • Polling
    Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    Which I/O technique will be used by a sound card that may need to access data
    stored in the computer's RAM?
    • Programmed I/O
    • Interrupt driven I/O
    • Direct memory access(DMA)
    • Polling
    Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    For increased and better performance we use _____ which are usually made of glass.
    • Coaxial Cables
    • Twisted Pair Cables
    • Fiber Optic Cables
    • Shielded Twisted Pair Cables
    Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    In _____ if we find some call party busy we can have provision of call waiting.
    • Delay System
    • Loss System
    • Single Server Model
    • None of the given
    Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    In ____ technique memory is divided into segments of variable sizes depending upon
    the requirements.
    • Paging
    • Segmentation
    • Fragmentation
    • None of the given
    Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    For a request of data if the requested data is not present in the cache, it is called a _____
    • Cache Miss
    • Spatial Locality
    • Temporal Locality
    • Cache Hit
    Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    An entire _____ memory can be erased in one or a few seconds which is much faster
    than EPROM.
    • PROM
    • Cache
    • EEPROM
    • Flash Memory
    Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    ________chips have quartz windows and by applying ultraviolet light data can be
    erased from them.
    • PROM
    • Flash Memory
    • EPROM
    • EEPROM
    Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    The _______signal coming from the CPU tells the memory that some interaction is
    required between the CPU and memory.
    • REQUEST
    • COMPLETE
    None of the given
    Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    ______ is a combination of arithmetic, logic and shifter unit along with some
    multiplexers and control unit.
    • Barrel Rotator
    • Control Unit
    • Flip Flop
    • ALU
    Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    1. In Multiple Interrupt Line, a number of interrupt lines are provided between the
    ____________________ module.
    • CPU and the I/O
    • CPU and Memory
    • Memory and I/O
    • None of the given
    Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    The data movement instructions ___________ data within the machine and to
    or from input/output devices.
    • Store
    • Load
    • Move
    • None of given
    Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    CRC has ------------ overhead as compared to Hamming code.
    • Equal
    • Greater
    • Lesser
    • None of the given
    Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    The ________ is w-bit wide and contains a data word, directly connected to the data
    bus which is b-bit wide memory address register (MAR) .
    • Instruction Register(IR)
    • memory address register (MAR)
    • memory Buffer Register(MBR)
    • Program counter (PC)
    Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    In_______technique, a particular block of data from main memory can be placed in
    only one location into the cache memory .
    • Set Associative Mapping
    • Direct Mapping
    • Associative Mapping
    • Block Placement
    Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
    _______ indicate the availability of page in main memory.
    • Access Control Bits
    • Used Bits
    • Presence Bits
    • None of the given
    Question No: 31 ( Marks: 1 )
    What are the hardware interrupts in a computer system?Mention its utility.
    Question No: 32 ( Marks: 1 )
    Consider a LAN, using bus topology. If we replace the bus with a switch, what change
    will occur in such a configuration?
    Question No: 33 ( Marks: 2 )
    Where do you find the utility of hardware interrupts in a computer system?
    Question No: 34 ( Marks: 2 )
    Differentiate between CPU register and Cache Memory.
    Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )
    Name three important schemes that are commonly used for error control.
    Question No: 36 ( Marks: 3 )
    What do you understand by the term data synchronization ?
    Explain briefly the following schemes of data synchronization in your own words
    Synchronous transmission
    Asynchronous transmission
    Question No: 37 ( Marks: 3 )
    Differenciate between Spatial Locality And Temporal Locality .
    Question No: 38 ( Marks: 5 )
    Given a 16-bit parallel output port attached with the FALCON-A CPU as shown in the figure. The
    port is mapped onto address DEh of the FALCON-A s I/O space. Sixteen LED branches are
    used to display the data being received from the FALCON-A s data bus. Every LED branch is
    wired in such a way that when a 1 appears on the particular data bus bit, it turns the LED on; a 0
    turns it off.
    Which LEDs will be ON when the instruction
    out r2, 222
    executes on the CPU? Assume r2 contains 1234h.
    Question No: 39 ( Marks: 5 )
    Consider a 4 way set-associative cache with 256KB capacity and 32 byte lines
    a) How many sets are there in the cache?
    b) How many bits of address are required to select a set in cache?
    Question No: 40 ( Marks: 10 )
    Describe the following features of FALCON-A Assembler
    Symbol Table
    I/O Ports
    List File
    Single Step
    Error Log
    Question No: 41 ( Marks: 10 )
    How many platters are required for a 40GB disk if there are 1024
    bytes/sector, 2048 sectors per track and 4096 tracks per platter
    How many platters are required for a 80GB disk if there are 1024
    bytes/sector, 2048 sectors per track and 4096 tracks per platter


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