Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2025 examination

GTU 3140707 Computer Organization & Architecture (COA) Summer 2025 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · Computer Engineering · Semester 4 · Subject code 3140707
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Total
70 marks
To pass
23 marks (33%)
Duration
2.5 Hours 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Questions
5 with internal choice
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15 of 25 questions on this paper were also asked in other years. Each is marked below with the years it appeared.See all 37 repeated 3140707 questions, most asked first

Q.1

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
Explain the Register Transfer Language with block diagram.

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q1a

(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
Explain three state bus buffer.

Also asked in Summer 2023 Q3b OR

(c)
7 marks
Explain shift micro operations and draw 4-bit combinational circuit shifter.

Q.2

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
List and explain any three register reference instruction.
(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
Explain instruction format with its types.

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q1b

(c)
7 marks
Draw and explain Common Bus System for basic computer register.
(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
Explain the basic working principle of the Control Unit with timing diagram.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q2c

Q.3

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers
List out any three register of basic computer.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q2a, Winter 2024 Q1b, Summer 2023 Q1a

(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
State various phases of instruction cycle.

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q1c

(c)
7 marks

Write an assembly level program to find average of 10 numbers stored at consecutive location in memory.

(a)
3 marks
Convert following hexadecimal number into decimal, octal and binary. 1) 4A
(b)
4 marksAsked in 6 of 7 papers
Explain any 4 addressing modes with example.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3c, Winter 2025 Q3c, Winter 2024 Q4a, Summer 2024 Q3c, Summer 2023 Q1c

(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 7 papers
What is an Interrupt Cycle? Draw and explain flow chart of it.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q2c OR, Summer 2024 Q5b OR

Q.4

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
Explain register stack.

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q2c OR

(b)
4 marks

Write an assembly language program to Add two double precision numbers.

(c)
7 marks

Explain the working of Second Pass Assembler with its flowchart.

(a)
3 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers
What is address sequencing?

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q3b OR, Winter 2024 Q3b, Winter 2023 Q2a

(b)
4 marks
Write short note on subroutine.
(c)
7 marks
Draw and explain flow chart for multiplication program.

Q.5

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain various types of interrupts.
(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers

What are status register bits? Draw and explain the block diagram showing all status registers.

Also asked in Summer 2023 Q5b

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
Write a note on asynchronous data transfer.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4c OR

(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
What is Memory Interleaving?

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q3a OR

(b)
4 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers
Differentiate RISC and CISC.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q2a, Winter 2024 Q3c, Summer 2023 Q5b OR

(c)
7 marksAsked in 5 of 7 papers
Explain Flynn’s classification for computers.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5a OR, Winter 2025 Q3a, Summer 2024 Q3b OR, Summer 2023 Q3a

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Official Gujarat Technological University (GTU) examination paper for Computer Organization & Architecture (COA) (Summer 2025, B.E. · Computer Engineering, Sem 4). Features complete 70-mark regular & remedial examination pattern, official marking distribution across all 5 questions, and direct 1-click official PDF download.

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