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INTERNAL ASSESSMENT TEST 1

COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE

(Common to CSE & IT) SUB CODE: CS 2253 DATE : 07/01/10 PART A Answer all questions. 1) What is the role of Program Counter (PC) in addressing? 2) Define Processor Clock and Clock Rate. 3) Define Bus and Types of Bus. 4) Difference between CISC and RISC. 5) List the addressing modes supported by RISC architecture. 6) Draw the block diagram of the functional units of computer. 7) Define addressing mode and list its types. 8) What is instruction set and types? 9) What is the use of cache memory? 10) What is buffer? PART B Answer all questions. (4*15=60) (10*2=20) MARKS: 80 TIME : 2 hrs

11) (a) Explain about basic operational concept of a computer with functional units(15) (OR) (b) Explain in detail about Bus Architecture and its types. (15) 12) (a) Explain in detail about RISC and CISC (15) (OR) (b) List various Addressing modes. Give a brief explanation of each of them with an example (15) 13) (a) Explain Instruction set and Instruction execution cycle with neat diagram (15) (OR) (b) Explain Half Adder and Full Adder circuits in ALU design. (15) 14) (a) Explain performance and metrics of a computer. (OR) (b) Hardware and software interface with suitable diagrams.

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