SPPU Computer Engineering (Semester 3)
Computer Organization
December 2015
Total marks: --
Total time: --
INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Assume appropriate data and state your reasons
(2) Marks are given to the right of every question
(3) Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary


Solve any one question from Q1 and Q2
1 (a) Explain Booth's multiplication algorithm. Multiply 4 and 6 by using it.
8 M
1 (b) Write a short note on integer and floating point data representation.
4 M

2 (a) Determine how hardware, software and architecture jointly determine performance of a computer system.
6 M
2 (b) Explain different addressing modes with example. Discuss drawback of relative addressing mode.
6 M

Solve any one question from Q3 and Q4
3 (a) Explain with example working of multistage pipeline.
7 M
3 (b) Write a short note on Intel Nehalem Organization.
6 M

4 (a) What is pipeline? Explain how it affects speed of execution.
7 M
4 (b) What is classical method of control unit design?
6 M

Solve any one question from Q5 and Q6
5 (a) Write a short note on DDR3 memory organization.
6 M
5 (b) Explain in detail Direct Memory Access (DMA).
6 M

6 (a) What is IO mapped IO and memory mapped IO?
4 M
6 (b) What is NUMA and UMA? Explain in detail.
8 M

Solve any one question from Q7 and Q8
7 (a) Draw block diagram and explain the role of each block of sun ultraspark T1.
6 M
7 (b) Write a short note on IBM Cell Broadband Engine (CBE).
7 M

8 (a) Explain in detail and justify features of IA-64 model.
8 M
8 (b) Draw block diagram of NVDIA GPU architecture.
5 M



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