Code No.

: RR310201

RR

III B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, November 2011 COMPUTER ORGANISATION

(Common

to EEE, EIE, & ECE)

Time: 3 hours Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks

Max Marks: 80

1. (a) Give the general structure of a Von Neumann machine and describe the function of each unit.? (b) Describe using ow chart, how an instruction is executed in an IAS computer. [8+8] 2. Write about Skip and Subroutine call instructions. Illustrate with an example. [16] 3. (a) Write and explain the timing diagram for Memory Read and I/O Write cycles with neat diagrams (b) Write a program for 8085 microprocessor to transfer a block of N data bytes to next N consecutive locations. Value of N is known. [8+8] 4. (a) Give the typical horizontal and vertical microinstruction formats. (b) Describe how micro instruction are arranged on control memory and how they are interpreted. [8+8] 5. (a) Compare and contrast magnetic tape with magnetic disk. (b) Explain the reading mechanism used in a CD-ROM. 6. Write short notes on the following page replacement schemes (a) First in rst out (FIFO) (b) Least Recently used (LRU) 7. (a) What is the necessity of I/O modules. Explain (b) What type of commands an I/O interface may receive? Explain. 8. (a) What is vectored and non-vectored interrupt. Explain. (b) What is priority interrupt? Explain. [10+6] [8+8] [8+8] [8+8]

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