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K.L.N. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

B.E. / B.Tech Programme
Fourth Semester
Computer Science and Engineering
CS8491 & COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
(REGULATIONS - 2017)
Centralized Internal Test –II– February 2020
Date / Duration: 25.02.2020 / 90 Minutes Maximum: 50 Marks
I. Course Outcomes, Question Number, Marks

COs CO1 CO2 CO3 CO4 CO5

6,7,8,9,10,
1,2,3,4,5,11a,
Q. Nos. 12a,12b,
11b
13a,13b
Marks (80) 30 50

II. Knowledge Level

Remember Understand Apply Analysis Evaluate Create
Level
(K1) (K2) (K3) (K4) (K5) (K6)
5,10,11a,11b,
Q. Nos. 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 13a,13b
12a,12b,
Marks
16 44 20
(80)

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS.

PART – A 10× 2 = 20 Marks

1 List out the techniques to speed up the multiplication operation. K1
2 Define sub word parallelism. K1
3 Define carry look ahead adder. K1
4 Give the representation of single precision floating point number. K1
5 Give the equivalent binary value of (0.4375)10. K2
6 Define data path element. K1
7 Outline the concept of edge triggered clocking methodology. K1
8 List out the characteristics of MIPS. K1
9 Give two important factors in branch instructions. K1
10 Distinguish between single-Cycle and pipelined performances. K2
 PART – B 2× 10 = 20 Marks
11 a Explain in detail about Floating Point representation. K2
[OR]
b Discuss in detail about Subword Parallelism. K2

12 a Explain Data path and its control in detail. K2

[OR]
b Explain the basic MIPS implementation with necessary multiplexers and K2
Control Lines.

PART – C 1× 10 = 10 Marks
13 a Compute the addition of (0.2)10 and (0.3145)10 using floating point K3
addition algorithm.
[OR]
b Compute the Multiplication of (0.5)10 and (-0.4375)10 using floating K3
point multiplication algorithm.