STUDENT ID NO MULTIMEDIA. @@W UNIVERSITY . - 1 MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY FINAL EXAMINATION ‘TRIMESTER 2, 2016/2017 TAQI221 - COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANIZATION (All sections / Groups ) 01 MARCH 2017 9.00 am.~11.00em, (2 ours ) INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS |. This Question paper consists of 5 pages including cover page with S Questions only 2 Auempt ALL FIVE questions. All questions cary equal marks and the distribution of the marks foreach question is given 3. Please prin all your answers in the Answer Booklet rovided,QUESTION (@ The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computes), designed and constructed at the University of Pennsylvania, was the world’s first general pparpose electron digital compute, Describe SIX (6) features of ENIAC. (3 marks} () Identify the technology that is used for a computer from First Generation until Fourth Generation, [4 masks} (©) Deseribe the benefits of the technology (in [b] above), that is used in Second Generation until Fourth Generation (marks) (QUESTION 2 (@) Contemporary computer designs are based on concepts developed by John von "Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton. Deseribe THREE (3) principles of von Neumann architecture. (3 marks] () Interupt could improve the performance of a microprocessor. Discuss TWO (2) ‘ways a microprocessor in handling multiple interrupt. [4 marks] (© List THREE (3) major components in a computer. Explain the functions of each component. [B masks] Continwedwow _conPeTER ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANIPATIN. QUESTION3 (@ Assume that bit Two's Complement Scheme is used for roresenting integers in one microprocessor i. Represent the following decimal numbers in 8-bit Two's Complement Scheme A QN,B=(-107,C= (84) [3 masks) ji. Perform the following arithmetic operations using 8-bit Two's Complement Scheme. L. (A+B) (1 mark} 2 [C-A} {1 mark} () Given the flowchart for Booths Algorithm ‘Show the steps using Booth's Algorithm in performing the multiplication of ‘wo 4bit two's complement binary numbers as given below: Maultiplicand (M) = (0110): or @)io Maltiplier(Q) — =(1100) 0r(-4)i0 [5 marks] ContinuedQUESTION 4 () Write ONE (1) assembly language instruction for microprocessor intel 8085 for cach ofthe following action (refer to appendix fe the 8085 instruction set) i. Directly loads register C witha single byte of data 45H. fi, Transfers data from register D to register B. iii, Stores the content ofthe Aceumulatar into memory location 3487H. jv, Adds 36H to the content ofthe accumulator. v. Performs an Exclusive-OR operation bit by bi: between the content ofthe Accumulator and the register C. [S marks] () In 8085 microprocessor, explain the meaning of te following flaps: i, Sign Flag U1 mark] ii, Zero Flag (1 ark] (©) In 8085 microprocessor, assume that register A contains a word: 1011 0001 Specify the output of register A after each the folowing instruction is executed: i. RLC (Rotate Accumulator let) (0 mai li, RRC Rotate Accumulator right) [i mask] iii. RAR (Rotate Accumulator right through Cary) with initial Cary=0 (0 mark) QUESTIONS (@) List FOUR (4) methods of accessing data in memory. Explain each of them. [4 marks} () Compare between Static RAM (SRAM) and Dynamic RAM (DRAM) in texms of volatility, speed and usage. [B marks] (© Describe THREE (3) advantages of using @ multiprocessor over uniprocessor organizations, (3 marks] Continued wr wsaout “COMPUTER ARCHTTECTURE AND OROAMATION vpenoix toss STRUCTION set ssoamern vernon sss nercrone so Geter een ean & ES nd ea pte iu pose 2 £ Erm =aesee x ES Eerie EL Sees St Sinica s & Sees & dias our ‘Ouput dae fom scence ae wi adres Ey so * Eke 2 aoe AnratEnemsTRUCTIONS & gisegsr & Sines $92 nse eremernace 2 Soo Bho Aldeeinericwtvandt nga B 2 Sstseceece =f - Sooo = 2 oo Bh & SSS o 2 SS, = Sa cone stern & Emasene sce eric 2 i CMP Compare pier or meno wth cues a nlc mare gt seeieeecomecie , a 2 Seco = & ERAS Sa S Sie . Stee a = ios = SSS i SSS —— 2 Ba ot Pe