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PRACTICE QUESTIONS (LDCA)

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 What are the roles of ALU?

 What is the function of sequence counter?


 What is Restoring division algorithm?
 Differentiate between RISC and CISC instructions with help of example.
 Explain the IEEE standard for floating-point numbers and also represent (1460.125)
using the single and double precision of IEEE representation.
 Why the array multiplier is useful? Also, perform the multiplication of (-5) X (-7) &
using Booth’s algorithm.
 Describe Instruction Format. Explain Carry Look Ahead Adder.
 Explain non restoring and comparison algorithm used in division.
 Discuss the key points of division algorithm and perform the division operation of
01110 by 10001 using division algorithm.
 Draw and discuss Pipelining.
 What are the functions of ALU and Control Unit?
 What is the function of Stack Pointer and Program Counter?
 Explain the architecture of a system bus with a detailed description of the data,
address, and control buses. What are functions of a control unit? Draw control unit
with all its functionalities.
 What is bus arbitration? Describe the various bus arbitration techniques, including
daisy chaining, polling, and independent request methods.
 What is system bus? Draw its architecture and explain the different types of buses
with their functions.
 Draw the basic functional units of a computer and explain each of them.
 What is bus arbitration? Describe the various bus arbitration techniques, including
daisy chaining, polling, and independent request methods.
 With the help of proper block diagram explain the bus transfer using multiplexer.
 Explain the different types of addressing modes with its suitable example.
 Explain the push and pop operations of register stack and memory stack with the help
of a diagram.
 Explain the need of page replacement algorithm. Consider the page reference string
5,0,1,2,0,3,2,0,3,4,1,0,5,0,4,3,2,1,2,0,1 with 3-page frames. Find number of page
faults using LRU page replacement algorithm.
 With proper diagram explain Memory Hierarchy and Differentiate between ROM and
RAM.
 How the mapping is done between cache and main memory? Explain at least two
methods of mapping. Explain various replacement algorithms in set-associative cache.
 Explain the First-In-First-Out (FIFO) page replacement algorithm with an example.
 Explain the chip interconnections when 1024 X 8 memory is constructed using 128 X
8 RAM chips and 512 X 8 ROM chips.
 Explain the working of a semiconductor RAM with help of block diagram and
function table.
 Explain the terms cache hit and cache miss. How do they influence system
performance?
 How does an SSD work and what are the components involved in its operation?
 Differentiate between the DRAM and SRAM.
 Define the term hit ratio and its significance in the context of memory hierarchy.
 Explain the working of 4:1 MUX and 1:4 DEMUX.
 Explain the working of 4 to 2 encoder and 2 to 4 decoder.
 Explain the construction and working of JK flip flop in detail.
 What is Latch? Explain SR Latch in detail.
 Explain the various types of counters.
 Explain the various types of sequential circuits.
 Explain AND, NOR and XOR logic gates with the help of diagram and truth table.
 Explain the working and truth table of full adder.
 What do you mean by register and enlist its types?
 Explain the need of strobe control and Handshaking and also draw its timing
diagram.
 Write short notes on: - (i) Parallel processing and (ii) Serial Communication.
 Describe the different types of pipeline hazards. How do these hazards impact the
performance of pipelined processors?
 Discuss the concept of Direct Memory Access (DMA). How does DMA improve
data transfer speeds and system performance?
 How can pipeline hazards be resolved or minimized?
 Why parallel processing is important?

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