SIR SYED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Fall 2021
COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE (SWE-212T)
Quiz 3
Semester: III Batch: 2020F
Max Time: 20 mins Max Marks: 10

Instructions:
 Attempt all questions

Question 1 DRAM is used as _____________ [0.5 mark]

Hard disk
Main Memory
Cache Memory
Registers

Question 2 Which of the following term/terms best match with RAM. [0.5 mark]
Volatile
Read only
Temporary
Electrically Erasable

Question 3 Static RAM is much _________than Dynamic RAM [0.5 mark]

Bigger
Faster
Cheaper
Denser

Question 4 DDR-SDRAM sends data ______________ per clock cycle [0.5 mark]
Twice
Thrice
Four times
Eight times

Question 5 Which of the following RAID Level will not provide recoverability? [0.5 mark]
RAID 2
RAID 6
RAID 0
RAID 4

Question 6 Which of the following I/O technique will not use interrupts for its working: [0.5 mark]
Interrupt Driven I/O
Programmed I/O
Direct Memory Access

Question 7 Which of the following Technique is not dependent on CPU: [0.5 mark]
Interrupt Driven I/O
Programmed I/O
Direct Memory Access

Question 8 Select the appropriate RAID level which only perform Mirroring: [0.5
mark]
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 2
RAID 3

Question 9 CPU will have to check status periodically with which one of the following I/O technique:
[0.5 mark]
Interrupt Driven I/O
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 Programmed I/O
Direct Memory Access

Question 10 Which type of ROM provide the facility of removing just a block of memory instead of complete
memory erasure. [0.5 mark]
EPROM
Flash
EEPROM
PROM

Question 11 List out the five main functions of I/O Module. [2.5 marks]

Solution:
• The major functions or requirements for an I/O module fall into the following categories:
o Control & Timing
o CPU Communication
o Device Communication
o Data Buffering
o Error Detection

Question 12 Briefly explain the need of Buffer in I/O Module as well? [2.5 marks]
Solution:
• An essential task of an I/O module is data buffering.
• Whereas the transfer rate into and out of main memory or the processor is quite high, the rate is orders of
magnitude lower for many peripheral devices and covers a wide range.
• Data coming from main memory are sent to an I/O module in a rapid burst. The data are buffered in the
I/O module and then sent to the peripheral device at its data rate.
• In the opposite direction, data are buffered so as not to tie up the memory in a slow transfer operation.
Thus, the I/O module must be able to operate at both device and memory speeds.
• Similarly, if the I/O device operates at a rate higher than the memory

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