COMPUTER ORGANIZATION
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR EXTERNAL EXAM
UNIT-1
1) Describe the basic functional units of a computer with a block diagram.
2) Explain Briefly about Fixed Point Representations and Floating-Point
Representation (IEEE 754 Format) with Example.
3) What are error detection codes? Explain them with examples.
4) Define Register Transfer Language (RTL). Explain with examples.
5) Explain about Bus and Memory Transfer? Construct Common Bus System for 4
Registers each register having 4 bits Using Multiplexers? Tristate Bus Buffers.
6) What is Micro Operation? Explain different types of Micro Operations
(Arithmetic, Logical, Shift Micro Operations)
7) Construct 4 Bit Arithmetic Circuit.
8) What are the Uses of Complementors? Explain how ti Perform Subtraction Using
Signed Magnitude Numbers ( Ex (-27) – (+35) )
UNIT 2
1) What is the Instruction Code ? Describe the Format of the Instruction Code and
Explain it.
2) Discuss various types of computer instructions with examples
3) What Is Instruction Cycle? Explain all Instruction Cycle Phases in details and
construct its Flow Chart
4) Discuss Briefly about Memory Reference Instructions
5) Discuss Briefly about Register Reference Instructions
6) What is Interrupt? How Interrupts are handled during instruction execution.
7) What is Control Memory? Explain its Role in Micro Programmed Organization
8) Compare and contrast hardwired and microprogrammed control units.
9) What is Micro Program Address Sequencer? Explain with neat Diagram
10) What is Micro Instruction? Write its Micro Instruction Format.
UNIT – 3
1) Explain different types of instruction formats with examples
2) What is Addressing Mode? Explain different addressing Modes with examples
3) Discuss Data Transfer and Manipulation Instructions in detail
4) Differences Between RISC vs CISC
5) Design 4 Bit BCD Adder Circuit.
6) Explain Addition and Subtraction Algorithm.
7) Explain Multiplication Algorithm with Example
8) Explain briefly about Booths Multiplication Algorithm with Example (OR) How to
Perform Signed Number Multiplication
UNIT – 4
1) Explain the working of an I/O processor and how it differs from CPU-controlled I/O.
2) What is a priority interrupt? Describe methods for priority interrupts.
3) Explain about Asynchronous data transfer
4) What is DMA? Explain briefly about DMA Transfer and DMA Controllers.
5) Explain briefly about Programmed I/O .
6) What is Pipelining? Explain different types of Pipelining?
7) Explain about Instruction pipeline, Arithmetic Pipelining.
8) What is Vector Processing? How it is Differ from Array Processor, Scaler
Processor and Vector Processor.
9) What is parallel processing? Explain its advantages and types.
UNIT – 5
1) Explain the memory hierarchy with a neat diagram.
2) Describe the organization and working of RAM and ROM chips.
3) Discuss different types of auxiliary memory with advantages and disadvantages.
4) Explain cache coherence and the methods to maintain it.
5) What is virtual memory? Explain address mapping using pages
6) What is Cache Memory? Explain the Mapping Techniques of Cache Memory.
7) Discuss the characteristics of multiprocessor systems.
8) Explain different types of interconnection structures used in multiprocessors.
9) What is Associative Memory? Explain the hardware organization and functioning of
associative memory.
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