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No: Course Code: 173MC1T02

ADITYA ENGINEERING COLLEGE (A)

MCA – I Semester End Examinations Supplementary (AR17) – FEB 2020

COMPUTER ORGANIZATION
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 60
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Answer any FIVE Questions

All Questions Carry Equal Marks
All parts of the questions must be answered at one place only

1 a Describe the purpose of Program counter, Instruction Register, Memory [6M]

Address Register, and Memory Data Register with the help of a neat diagram.
b What is system software? List its functions and give some examples. [6M]
2 a Enlist the various generic addressing modes, with one example for each. [6M]
b Identify the need of Basic Input Output operations. Differentiate between [6M]
program-controlled I/O and Memory-mapped I/O
3 a Explain the role of stack in computer organization with the help of a neat [6M]
diagram.
b Explain different types of rotate instructions with example. [6M]
4 a Elaborate on two different ways of how a processor can handle multiple [6M]
interrupts simultaneously.
b What is DMA? Discuss the role of DMA controller. [6M]
5 a Compare synchronous and asynchronous bus data transfers. [8M]
b Enlist any four features of PCI bus. [4M]
6 a Explain any two cache mapping techniques with the help of diagrams. [8M]
b List various ROM’s and identify the advantage of Flash ROM over EEPROM. [4M]
7 a What are the major steps in the process of execution of complete instruction? [6M]
Show the control sequence for execution of the instruction Add (R3), R1.
b Explain how data is stored on an optical disk. [6M]
8 a Discuss microprogrammed control with an example. [6M]
b Write short notes on the history of computer development. [6M]
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