Exam Details

Subject Computer Architecture
Paper
Exam / Course B.Tech In Computer Science And Engineering (BTCSVI)
Department School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

Discuss the difference between tightly coupled multi-processor and loosely coupled multi-processor.

How many switch points are there in a cross-bar switch network that connects p processors to m memory modules?

2. Explain the pipeline scheduling in detail.

3. Explain the following:

SISD

SIMD

MISD

MIMD

4. Draw and discuss the pipelined execution of tasks in a superscalar and VLIW processor. Make necessary assumptions of your choice.

Discuss the utility of RISC and CISC Architecture by comparing their various features.

What is hit ratio Discuss any method to reduce cache misses.

6. Discuss the relative merits and demerits of various laws for measuring speed-up performance of parallel computer systems.

Why is the data transfer slow in RAID level scheme?

Explain the daisy chain method used in bus arbitration.

8. Explain the following with respect to Memory Multi-processors

UMA Model

NUMA Model

COMA Model

9. Explain the concept of overlapping register window in the SPARC architecture, with the help of a diagram.

10. Write short notes on any two of the following:

Dynamic Scheduling

Multicore Processors

Memory Addressing


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  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
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Subjects

  • Advanced Computer Architecture
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Architecture
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Organisations
  • Cryptography And Network Security
  • Data Structure
  • Data Warehousing And Mining
  • Database Management System
  • Design and Analysis of Algorithm
  • Digital Image Processing
  • Discrete Maths Structure
  • E-Business
  • Formal Language And Automata
  • Logic Design
  • Microprocessor
  • Mobile Computing
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Operating Systems
  • Parallel Algorithms
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Principles of Programming Lang.
  • Real Time Systems
  • Software Engineering
  • Software Quality Engineering
  • Software Reusability
  • System Programming And Compiler Design
  • Theory Of Computation
  • Unix Internals And Shell Programming
  • Web Technology