B.Tech.

(CE/IT) AY:2021-22
Computer Organization
Question Bank
1. What is Computer Organization? Explain stored program organization for 4096*16 memory
and one processor register.
2. What is difference between a direct and an indirect address instruction?How many
references to memory are needed for each type of instruction to bring an operand into a
processor register?
3. List out the various computer registers used for basic compute. What is the size of each
register? What are the functions performed by each register?
4. A computer uses a memory unit with 256K words of 32 bits each. The instruction has four
parts: an indirect bit, an operation code and a register code part to specify one of 64
registers and an address part.
a. How many bits are there in the operation code, the register code part and the
address part?
b. Draw the instruction word format and indicate the number of bits in each part.
c. How many bits are there in data and address inputs of the memory?
5. Draw and explain common bus system of basic computer.
6. Explain three instruction formats of basic computer with example.
7. Differentiate between Hardwired control and Microprogrammed control organization.
8. Draw and explain Hardwired control organization of basic computer.
9. Consider the instruction format of the basic computer and the list of instructions. For each
of the following 16-bit instruction, give the equivalent four-digit hexadecimal code and
explain in your own words what it is that the instruction is going to perform:
a. 0001 0000 0010 0100
b. 1011 0001 0010 0100
c. 0111 0000 0010 0000
10. Write an Assembly Language program for addition of two numbers.
11. Write an Assembly Language program for subtarction of two numbers.
12. What is Pseudo Instruction? Explain the different pseudo instructions used for basic
computer.
13. The following program is stored in memory unit of the basic computer. Show the contents of
AC,PC and IR(in hexadecimal) at the end, after each instruction is executed. All numbers
below are in hexadecimal.
Location Instruction
010 CLA
011 ADD 016
012 BUN 014
013 HLT
014 AND 017
015 BUN 013
016 C1A5
017 93C6
14. What is Assembler? Explain First Pass of an Assembler with diagram. Which table is
generated at the end of First Pass of an Assembler?
15. Which are the tables used in Second pass of an Assembler? Draw the diagram for Second
Pass of Assembler.