Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology

Department of Computer Science & Engineering

ACA Assignment -1

Note: Submit on or before 08/11/2021

1. With a neat diagram explain the elements of Modern Computer.

2. Explain the Evolution of Computer architecture.
3. Explain the Flynn’s classification of Computer Architecture.
4. List the performance factors and system attributes. Explain how performance factors are
influenced by the system attributes.
5. A 40 MHz processor was used to execute a program with the following instruction mix and clock
cycle count. Determine the effective CPI, MIPS rate and Execution time for this program.

Instruction type Instruction count Cycles per instructions

Integer Arithmetic 45000 1

Data transfer 32000 2

Floating point 15000 2

Control transfer 8000 2

6. Consider the execution of a task with 100000 instructions on 500 MHz processor. The program
consists of FOUR major types of instructions: When the task is executed on a uniprocessor
calculate the average CPI, Determine the corresponding MIPS rate, Execution time.
Instruction type Instruction mix Cycles per instructions

Arithmetic & Logic 60% 1

Load &Store 20% 2

Branch 10% 4
Memory Reference with Cache
miss 10% 6

7. With a neat diagram explain the Operational model of the SIMD super computer.
8. Define multiprocessor system .With a neat diagram explain the classes Multiprocessors system.
9. Explain the architecture of a vector super computer with neat diagram.
10. With a neat Diagram explain PRAM and VLSI models.