Computer Organization - May 2015

Computer Engineering (Semester 4)

TOTAL MARKS: 100
TOTAL TIME: 3 HOURS (1) Question 1 is compulsory.
(2) Attempt any four from the remaining questions.
(3) Assume data wherever required.
(4) Figures to the right indicate full marks. 1 (a) Explain how complement number system is useful in computer system. Discuss any one complement number system with example.(7 marks) 1 (b) Define RTL. Explain how register transfer takes place in basic computer system.(7 marks) 2 (a) What is a micro operation? List and explain its categories.(7 marks)

Answer any one question from Q2 (b) & Q2 (c)

2 (b) Draw and explain basic computer instruction formats.(7 marks) 2 (c) Draw the block diagram of control unit.(7 marks)

Answer any two question from Q3 (a), (b) & Q3 (c), (d)

3 (a) Write an assembly language program to add 10 numbers from memory.(7 marks) 3 (b) What is register stack? Explain push and pop micro-operations.(7 marks) 3 (c) Explain pipelining technique. Draw the general structure of four segment pipeline.(7 marks) 3 (d) Draw flow chart for multiplication of two floating point numbers.(7 marks)

Answer any two question from Q4 (a), (b) & Q4 (c), (b)

4 (a) How addressing mode is significant for referring memory? List and explain types of addressing modes.(7 marks) 4 (b) Explain RISC. List its characteristics.(7 marks) 4 (c) Explain asynchronous data transfer using timing diagrams.(7 marks) 4 (d) How main memory is useful in computer system? Explain the memory address map of RAM and ROM.(7 marks)

Answer any two question from Q5(a), (b) & Q5 (c), (d)

5 (a) Attempt Any Four: -

Memory reference instructions(4 marks) 5 (b) Explain instruction formats with its types.(3 marks) 5 (c) Daisy chain arbitration.(4 marks) 5 (d) Instruction cycle(3 marks) 5 (e) Passes of an assembler.(4 marks) 5 (f) Content Addressable Memory.(3 marks)