Download JNTUH (Jawaharlal nehru technological university) MCA (Master of Computer Applications) 1st Year (First Year) Regulation-R19 2021 July-August 861AB Computer Organization And Architecture Previous Question Paper
R19
Code No: 861AB
2021
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
MCA I Semester Examinations, July/August - 2021
COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE
Time: 3 Hours
Max.Marks:75
Answer any five questions
All questions carry equal marks
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1.a) With the help of a function table and a circuit block diagram, explain how a 4 - bit
arithmetic circuit works.
b) Give examples for selective-set, selective-compliment and selective-clear operations.
[7+8]
2.
How can you say that hardwired control unit is faster than micro programmed control
unit? Explain with relevant diagram.
[15]
3.a) Represent -534.72 as signed magnitude, 1's complement, 2's complement numbers.
b) Explain Booth's algorithm for multiplication.
[7+8]
4.a) Why page-table is required in a virtual memory system. Explain different ways of
organizing a page table.
b) Explain how cache memory is different from virtual memory.
[7+8]
5.
Draw the four segment pipeline diagram for floating point addition and subtraction and
explain the same.
[15]
6.
Define an interrupt. What happens during the interrupt cycle? Demonstrate with the
help of a flowchart and example.
[15]
7.a) What are the design goals of control unit?
b) Compare RISC and CISC instructions. Give their respective advantages and
disadvantages.
[7+8]
8.a) Describe the flowchart for the floating point division operation with an
example.
b) Explain arithmetic overflow and divide overflow with some examples for 2's
complement numbers.
[7+8]
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