LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMPUTER SC.
FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2011
CS 1814 – ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
Date : 20-04-2011 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 1:00 – 4:00
SECTION – A
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS: (5X2=20)
- Define accumulator.
- What are universal gates?
- Define instruction cycle.
- Write any four data transfer instructions.
- What is dynamic ram?
- Write down the memory hierarchy.
- What are maskable interrupts?
- Define synchronization.
- Write any two advantages of using vector processors.
- What is systolic array processor?
SECTION-B
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS: (5X8=40)
- a) Write down the importance of Assembly level language
(OR)
- b) How will you evaluate the performance of a computer?
- a) Write down the differences between RISC and CISC
(OR)
- b) Explain Instruction pipeline
- a) Explain Memory modules
(OR)
- b) Explain Cache memories
- a) Explain programmed I/O
(OR)
- b) Explain I/O Subsystem and its functionalities.
- a) Explain Vector Super Computers
(OR)
- b) Explain the functionality of SIMD array processors.
SECTION-C
ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS: (2X20=40)
- a) Explain the generations of computers
- b) Explain Super scalar architectures.
- a) Explain virtual memories and its mapping schemes.
- b) Compare the Control flow computers with data flow computers
- a) Explain systolic array architectures
- b) Explain sum of products in digital logic
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