GOVT GIRLS DEGREE COLLEGE, SKARDU

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE

Mid-Term Examination.

Class: BSCS11

Course: Computer Organisation and Assembly LanguageInstructor: Basharat Ali

Roll No:____________
Name:_________________
Date:_____________
OPEN BOOK EXAMINATION:
Use any book, notes or any other material to solve the questions
comprehensively.
1. A. What types of transfers must a computers interconnection structure (e.g.,
bus) support? (4)
B. What is the benefit of using a multiple-bus architecture compared to a
single-bus architecture?
(4)
C. List and briefly define the functional groups of signal lines for PCI.
(4)
D. With an address bus of width 16 bits how much memory can be addressed
in various modes, explain in detail.
(4)
E. How the bottlenecks due to bus speeds is resolved? Explain.
(4)
2. Compare dedicated bus type with multiplexed bus type. Write pros and cons
of both architectures.
(10)
3. A. How various registers are used in fetch and execute cycle of a CPU
(5)
B. The memory of Intel computers is segmented i.e. into segments and
offsets, how this segmentation is implemented at architectural level.
(5)
4. A. Is assembly language useful today even with the advent of modern
languages like C#, Java, etc., comment.
(5)
B. Write an assembly language program to add and multiply two numbers.
(5)

******* GOOD LUCK *******

5. Following is a flowchart diagram of the IAS Computer. Write an algorithm for
the instruction cycles of the computer.

GOVT GIRLS DEGREE COLLEGE, SKARDU

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
Mid-Term Examination.

Class: BSCS11

Course: Computer Organisation and Assembly LanguageInstructor: Basharat Ali

Roll No:____________
Name:_________________
Date:_____________
OPEN BOOK EXAMINATION:
(10)