Code No: RA220501 RA

III B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, February 2008

COMPUTER ORGANIZATION
(Information Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Explain the program flow of control with and without interrupts. Demon-
strates with suitable figures.
(b) Discuss the ideal situations for short and long I/O wait.
(c) How multiple interrupts will be handled. [6+6+4]

2. (a) Find the output of the following binary expressions using 2’s complement
representation.
i. 111.01 + 10.111
ii. 110.11 - 111.01
(b) Explain the steps involved in the subtraction of a number from a given number
using 1’s complement notation [10+6]

3. NOOP instruction has no effect on the CPU state other than incrementing the
program counter. Suggest some uses of this instruction with examples.
[16]

4. (a) List and describe Load/Store instructions of MIPS R-Series processor

(b) Discuss about synthesizing other addressing modes with MIPS addressing
mode [8+8]

5. (a) Explain the functioning of ROM cell

(b) Draw and describe the working of CMOS memory cell.
(c) Draw and explain about a single-transistor of dynamic memorycell.
[4+6+6]

6. (a) Elaborate on Intel 8255A programmable peripheral interface with it’s block
diagram and pin layout
(b) Explain how a keyboard/display can be interfaced to 8255A with a neat dia-
gram [8+8]

7. (a) Differentiate between horizontal and vertical micro instructions.

(b) Discuss about functioning of micro-programmed control unit. [8+8]

8. (a) Discuss about exeception in multiple execution unit pipelined processors with
examples.
(b) Discuss about dispatch and superscalar operation in multiple execution unit
pipelined processors [8+8]

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