Anna University Exams April / May 2019 – Regulation 2017

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CS8491 Computer Architecture
UNIT I-V
1. Explain the different types of addressing modes(MIPS) with suitable examples
2. Explain the important measure of the performance of a computer and derive the basic
performance equation
3. Discuss about the various techniques to represent instructions in a computer system
4. Explain in detail the various components of computer system with neat diagram
5. Explain Booth’s multiplication algorithm with suitable example
6. Discuss in detail about division algorithm in detail with diagram and examples
7. Divide (12)10 by (3)10 using the restoring and non-restoring division algorithm with step by
step intermediate results and explain
8. Explain briefly about floating point addition and subtraction algorithms(Study with problems)
9. Explain in detail the operation of the data path and its control
10. Explain the basic MIPS implementation with necessary multiplexer and control lines.
11. What is pipelining? Explain various stages of pipelining. What are the various situations where
an instruction pipeline can stall?
12. Explain the pipeline hazard explain various types of pipeline hazards
13. Why is branch prediction algorithm needed? Differentiate between the static and dynamic
techniques
14. Explain with diagrammatic illustration Flynn’s classification
15. Explain in detail about Hardware Multi-threading
16. Explain about Multicore processors.
17. Explain instruction level parallel processing. State the challenges of parallel processing.
18. Discuss in detail about GPU Architecture and Nvidia architecture
19. Discuss the steps involved in the address translation of virtual memory with necessary block
diagram and explain about TLB
20. Discuss DMA controller with block diagram.
21. What is cache memory? How to improve the cache performance? Discuss various mapping
techniques associated with cache memory
22. Discuss on bus structure, operation, arbitration
23. List the various memory technologies and examine its relevance in architecture design.

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