LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMPUTER SCIENCE
FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2012
CS 1814 – ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
Date : 03-05-2012 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 9:00 – 12:00
PART-A
Answer All the Questions: 10X2=20
- How to declare RTN register.
- Give an example for ALU instruction.
- Mention an example for each type of interrupts.
- What is super pipeline?
- Define cache memory.
- Write the draw backs of programmed I/O.
- What is breakpoints?
- List out the types of I/O techniques.
- Define an array processor.
- What is an operation manager?
PART- B
Answer All the Questions: 8X5=40
11 a) Write the characteristic of SRC.
OR
- b) Compare the characteristic of CISC and RISC.
12 a) Write 4-address and 0-address instruction format and draw the required machine.
OR
- b) Explain status bit register with example.
13 a) What is replacement algorithm? Explain its type.
OR
- b) Discuss the performance issue in memory.
14 a) What is DMA? Explain its working with neat diagram.
OR
- b) Write all the steps for interrupt processing in I/O system.
15 a) Explain data flow architecture with neat diagram.
OR
- b) Draw and explain SIMD configurations of array processors.
PART-C
Answer any TWO: 2X20=40
16 a) Discuss common addressing modes
- b) Explain the hazards of pipeline processing.
17 a) Explain the super scalar architecture with neat diagram.
- b) Compare the concepts in cache memory and main memory.
18 a) Discuss network design decisions for Inter- PE communications.
- b) Explain the type of vector instruction.
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