Download JNTUA M.Tech 1st Sem 2016 Aug Supply 9D06103 Advanced Computer Architecture Question Paper

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M.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations August 2016

ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

(Common to DSCE, DECS & ES)

(For students admitted in 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015 only)

Answer any FIVE questions

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All questions carry equal marks

Max. Marks: 60

1. (a) Write about reporting, performance quantitative principles of computer design.
   (b) Briefly explain about cost measuring principles in computer design.
2. (a) Write about addressing modes for signal processing.
   

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   (b) Write short notes on operations in the instruction set.
3. (a) Write the limitations of ILP with a special mention on realizable processors.
   (b) What is branch prediction? Explain the various schemes in detail.
4. Explain the need for hardware support for exposing more parallelism at compile time.
5. (a) Briefly explain about performance of a cache.
   

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   (b) How cache behavior can be improved by reducing the miss rate? Explain it.
6. Explain in detail the symmetric shared memory architectures with reference to multiprocessor cache coherence problem.
7. Explain the bus standards and the interfaces. With timing diagrams, explain the read and write operations occurring in a typical bus.
8. Write about practical issues in interconnecting networks.

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