Anna University Questions - CS6303 Computer Architecture April May 2015, Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Third Semester, Regulation 2013
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Exam
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B.E/B.Tech. (Full
Time) DEGREE END SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS
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Academic
Year
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April May 2015
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Subject
Code
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CS6303 |
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Subject
Name
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Computer Architecture |
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Branch
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Computer Science and Engineering
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Semester
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Third Semester
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Regulation
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2013
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B.E
/ B.Tech. (Full Time) DEGREE END SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS, APRIL / MAY 2015
Computer Science
and Engineering
Third Semester
CS6303
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
(Common to
Information Technology)
(Regulations 2013)
Time : 3 Hours Answer A L L Questions Max. Marks 100
PART-A
(10 x 2 = 20 Marks)
1. List the eight great ideas invented
by computer architects.
2. Distinguish Pipelining from Parallelism.
3. How overflow occur in subtraction?
4. What do you mean by sub word
parallelism?
5. What are R-Type instructions?
6. What is a branch prediction buffer?
7. Differentiate between Strong
scaling and Weak scaling.
8. Compare UMA and NUMA
multiprocessors.
9. What is the need to implement
memory as a hierarchy?
10. Point out how DMA can improve I/O
speed.
Part-B
(5* 16 = 80 Marks)
11. (a) Discuss about the various
techniques to represent instructions in a computer system. (16)
Or
(b) What is the need for addressing in
a computer system? Explain the different addressing modes with suitable
examples. (16)
12. (a) Explain the sequential version
of multiplication algorithm and its hardware. (16)
Or
(b) Explain how floating point
addition is carried out in a computer system. Give an example for a binary
floating point addition.
13. (a) Explain the different types of
pipeline hazards with suitable examples. (16)
Or
(b) Explain in detail how exceptions
are handled in MIPS architecture? (16)
14. (a) Discuss about SISD, MIMD, SMD,
SPMD and VECTOR systems. (16)
Or
(b) What is hardware multithreading?
Compare and contrast Fine grained Multi-Threading and Coarse grained Multi-Threading.
(16)
15. (a) Elaborate on the various
memory technologies and its relevance. (16)
Or
(b) What is virtual memory? Explain
the steps involved in virtual memory address translation. (16)
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