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Computer Architecture
October 2003
P/IC 16101/KAA

Time: Three hours
Maximum: 75 marks

PART A - (5 x 5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL questions.
All questions carry equal marks.

1. (a) List the major types of interrupts. Discuss anyone.

Or

(b) List the major characteristics of a Risc processor.

2. (a) List the difficulties that cause the instruction pipeline to deviate from its normal operation.

Or

(b) What is an array processor? Discuss.

3. (a) How floating point numbers are represented? Give example.

Or

(b) List the major steps involved in floating point division algorithm.

4. (a) How can the computer buses be used to communicate with memory and 1/0?

Or

(b) List the transmission rules used in detecting the transmitted character by the receiver.

5. (a) Define the terms 'address space' and 'memory space'.

Or

(b) What are the basic components of a memory management unit?

PART B - (5 x 10 = 50 marks)

Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.

6. Discuss any five addressing modes.

7. Explain the different shift instructions.

8. Explain floating point addition and subtraction using pipeline.

9. What is memory interleaving? Discuss.

10. Explain Booth Multiplication algorithm.

11. Explain an 1/0 interface unit.

12. Discuss memory hierarchy in a computer system.

13. Write a short note on direct mapping.
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