Silicon Institute of Technology

Silicon Hills, Bhubaneswar

 
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7th Semester B.Tech. Mid Term Examination 2021-22  

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS(18CS2T40)  
Duration: 01:30 Full Marks: 25

1 Answer All
  a Differentiate between time to prototype and time to market. 1
  b What is a tightly constrained system? 1
  c What is an embedded system? What are the major components of embedded system? 1
  d Compare and contrast between RISC and CISC instructions. 1
  e What is the utility of ‘Jazelle bit’ of CPSR? 1
2 Answer All
a Show with a schematic diagram the different hardware components of an embedded
  3
system.
b Explain the terms - dependability, safety criticality, reliability, availability with respect to
  3
an embedded system.
3 Answer All
  a What are the factors guiding the choice of a microcontroller in an embedded system? 3
  b What are the features that make ARM the most popular embedded architecture today? 3
4 Answer any One
a Differentiate between single-functioned and multi-functioned embedded systems. Give
4
  examples of each of them. How do you distinguish between a multifunction embedded
system and a general desktop?
b What are the different types of processors used in an embedded system? Elaborate each of
  4
them in details.
5 Answer any One
a Enumerate the evolution of various pipelining structures in ARM. Mention the pros and
  4
cons of each one of them.
b Write short notes on following : 

4
  i)   NVRAM 

ii)  THUMB Instructions 

iii) CPSR