ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURES CS801 Paper 1 Answer any 4 questions:

1. List & explain 4 trends in technology that are critical to modern implementation of processors. 2. Explain the impact of Time, Volume & commodification on cost of processor. 3. Define the terms feature size, MTTF, Amdahl's law 4. Explain each stages in a 5-staged pipeline for MIPS. 5. List & briefly explain the major hurdles of pipeline 6. Mention & explain 3 different types of data dependences

ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURES CS801 Paper 2 Answer any 4 questions:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

List & explain the different classes of computers. Define ISA. Illustrate 7 dimension of ISA. Define the terms feature size, MMTR, Amdahl's law Explain each stages in a 5-staged pipeline for MIPS. What is branch hazard. Explain the concept of branch delay Mention & explain 3 different types of data dependences