MICROPROCESSOR AND MICROCONTROLLER

SEMESTER-IV
YEAR: II

UNIT III
MULTIPROCESSOR CONFIGURATION
PARTA

1. What is a co-processor? How is it useful? (AU-NOV’09)

The co processor is the processor which executes the instructions fetched for it
by host processor. It is designed to work in parallel with a microprocessor.

2. What is independent processor?

An independent processor is demy ask for a bus access, may itself fetch the
instructions and execute them independently.

3. Define multiprocessor.

A multiprocessor system is defined as the processor which have two or more

processors that can execute instructions (or perform operations ) simultaneously.

4. List out the advantages of multiprocessor system.

The advantages of multiprocessor system are:

(i) Several low cost processors may be combined to fit the needs of an application.
(ii) Implementation of modular processing of task can be achieved.
(iii) When a failure occurs, it is easier to replace only the failure part/processor.

5. What are the major issues of multiprocessor system design?

The two major design multiprocessor system design are

bus contention and inter processor communication.

6. Explain why the processor utilization rate can be improved in a multiprocessor

system by an instruction queue. (AU-APR’08)

PART B

1. Explain the minimum mode of operation of Coprocessor in detail.

2. Explain the signal pin description of coprocessor with pin diagram.
3. Design of a PC based multiprocessor system.
4. Discuss in detail about the interconnecting topologies of a multiprocessor
system. (AU-NOV’07) (16)
5. Discuss the software aspects of a multiprocessor system. (AU-NOV’07) (12)
6. Discuss about the multiprocessor configurations of 8086. (AU-APR’08) (16)
7. Explain why the processor utilization rate can be improved in a multiprocessor
system by an instruction queue. (AU-APR’08)
8. What are the advantages of the multiprocessor systems? (AU-MAY’07) (4)
9.What is a coprocessor? Explain the architecture of any math processor.
(AU-MAY’06) (8)
10. What is multiprocessor system? Explain the interconnection topologies
and its software aspects. (AU-MAY’06) (8)
11. Explain Loosely coupled system with block diagram and list its advantages.
(AU-NOV’06) (6)
12. What are the advantages of the multiprocessor systems over the single
CPU system? Write briefly on the private I/O bus configuration.
(AU-MAY’07) (16)
13. Write short notes Coprocessor. (AU-MAY’07) (8)
14. Describe closely coupled and loosely coupled configuration.
(AU-NOV’07) (16)