Hall Ticket No Question Paper Code: BESB01
INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
(Autonomous)
M.Tech I Semester End Examinations (Regular) January, 2019
Regulation: IARE-R18
EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGN
Time: 3 Hours Max Marks: 70
Answer ONE Question from each Unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
All parts of the question must be answered in one place only
UNIT I
1. Define an Embedded System? Explain the characteristics of Embedded Systems.
Write difference between embedded system and general computing system.
2. Describe software tools for designing an embedded system.
Write classification of embedded systems and explain in detail.
UNIT II
3. Write difference between general purpose and domain specific processors.
Write classification of communication interfaces. Explain any one communication interface with
example.
4. What is memory shadowing? Explain in detail about memory shadowing with its advantages.

Explain the different types of processors according to instruction set architecture.
UNIT III
5. What is Watchdog timer and explain the significance of it in micro controller.
Explain in detail about brown out protection circuit with neat sketch.
6. Explain the role of Real Time Clock in embedded system
Discuss in detail about the functionality of RESET circuit in embedded system
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UNIT IV
7. What is operating systems and list the different types of operating systems. Write short notes
on embedded operating systems.
What is scheduling. Explain scheduling algorithms in detail with an example.
8. Write a short note on Context Switch and Task Scheduling.
Explain the Real Time characteristics of embedded operating system.
UNIT V
9. Explain remote procedure call in distributed system with neat diagram.
Explain in detail, the different task communication synchronization issues encountered in Inter
Process Communication(IPC).
10. Explain about the shared data problem in multiple tasks and routines.
Explain the architecture of device driver and give applications of device drivers.