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Computer Organization Question Bank

This document provides a question bank for a computer organization exam. It contains 14 questions that assess understanding of key concepts like computer components, instruction formats, memory organization, and performance metrics. Students are advised to thoroughly study each chapter, draw diagrams neatly, and highlight important terms when answering questions. Questions cover topics such as functional units, SPEC ratings, generations of computers, instruction types, processor registers, performance equations, accumulator implementations, endian formats, processor-memory connections, and byte addressing schemes.

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Computer Organization Question Bank

This document provides a question bank for a computer organization exam. It contains 14 questions that assess understanding of key concepts like computer components, instruction formats, memory organization, and performance metrics. Students are advised to thoroughly study each chapter, draw diagrams neatly, and highlight important terms when answering questions. Questions cover topics such as functional units, SPEC ratings, generations of computers, instruction types, processor registers, performance equations, accumulator implementations, endian formats, processor-memory connections, and byte addressing schemes.

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COMPUTER ORGANIZATION

QUESTION BANK

NOTE:

1. All problems and solutions are important.


2. Diagrams have to be drawn neatly with proper labeling.
3. Explain all the major points and underline/highlight keywords in the
answer.
4. This question bank gives an overall idea of what kind of questions can be
asked.
5. When you study a chapter, study it thoroughly and completely. This helps
you in answering better and gives confidence in answering any type of
question.
6. When you go through a diagram read the name given to it or the heading
written under it.

UNIT-1

1. With a neat diagram, explain in detail the functional units of a computer.


2. What is performance measurement? Explain the overall SPEC rating for the computer in a
program suite.
3. List and explain the technological features and devices improvement made during different
generations of computers.
4. Mention 4 types of operations to be performed by instructions in a computer. Explain with basic
types of instruction formats to carry out C[A]+[B]
5. Explain the function of processor registers with a block diagram.
6. Write the basic performance equation. Explain the role of each of the parameters in the
equation.
7. Show how the operation C=A+B can be implemented in a single accumulator computer by
i) 3-address instruction
ii) 2-address instruction
iii) 1-address instruction
8. Represent the number 81234561 in 32-bit Big endian and Little-endian memory organization.
9. Explain the connection between processor and memory in detail.
10. Explain the following:
(i) MAR
(ii) MDR
(iii) IR
(iv) PC
(v) ALU
(vi) Control Unit
11. Explain Big Endian and Little Endian assignment.
12. Evaluate S=A*B+C*D using one-address and two-address formats.
13. Discuss two ways in which byte addresses are assigned.
14.

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