FCO Important Questions for 3rd internals:

1. Explain how processor will access I/O devices.

2. What is interrupt? How processor handles multiple devices?

3. What is exception? Explain 3 kinds of exceptions.

4. Explain direct memory access.

5. Explain buses.

6. Explain interface circuits.

7. Explain synchronous DRAMS.

8. Write short notes on:-

a) Asynchronous RAM

b) Internal organization of memory

c) Cache memory

d) Virtual memory

e) Static memory

f) Memory hierarchy

g) Mapping techniques

h) Replacement algorithms

i) Floating point numbers

9. Explain design of Fast adders.

10. Explain multiplication by add/shift method.

11. Multiply using both booth algorithm and bit pair recording +13 and -6.

12. Divide 8 by 3 using both restoring and non-restoring division method.

3rd INTERNALS QUESTIONS.

1.) a.)What is an Interrupt? Explain how interrupts are handled by a processor.6

b.) Explain the need of stacks in handling nested subroutines 4

2.) a) What is DMA? Explain d hardware registers tht r required in DMA

controller chip. 6

b) Explain Daisy chain bus arbitration wit diagram 4

3.) Describe the internal organization of 16 Mbits SDRAM chip 10

4.) a.) With required diagram explain Memory hierarchy in computer system 6

b.) Define the terms i) Bandwidth ii) Latency. 4

5.) a.) What do you mean by locality of reference? Explain different methods. 6

b.)With a neat diagram explain a ROM cell. 4

6.) a.)Explain the different methods of enabling and disabling the interrupts 6

b.)Write the functions of I/O interface circuit. 4

7.) Explain d differnt mapping methods used map cache wid main memory 10

8.) Write short notes on 10

a) Data transfer on asynchronous bus

b) Virtual memory