Q.1
14 Marks(a)
Explain following terms in brief.
1Effective address 2. BSA instruction 3. Micro-operation
(b)
Explain any two shift micro-operations with examples.
(c)
What is an assembler? Explain basic computer’s assembler with flow charts.
Gujarat Technological UniversityWinter 2025 examination
GTU 3140707 Computer Organization & Architecture (COA) Winter 2025 Question Paper & PDF
B.E. · Computer Engineering · Semester 4 · Subject code 3140707
- Total
- 70 marks
- To pass
- 23 marks (33%)
- Duration
- 2.5 Hours 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
- Questions
- 5 with internal choice
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Q.2
14 Marks(a)
Differentiate RISC and CISC architecture.
Also asked in Summer 2025 Q5b OR, Winter 2024 Q3c, Summer 2023 Q5b OR
(b)
Explain 5-stage instruction pipeline with example.
(c)
Describe the control unit of the basic computer with block diagram.
Also asked in Summer 2025 Q2c OR
OR
(c)
What is an interrupt? Explain interrupt cycle with flowchart.
Also asked in Summer 2025 Q3c OR, Summer 2024 Q5b OR
Q.3
14 Marks(a)
Write the Flynn’s classification of parallel processing and briefly explain any one class.
Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5a OR, Summer 2025 Q5c OR, Summer 2024 Q3b OR, Summer 2023 Q3a
(b)
Draw a 4-bit incrementer circuit using full adder.
(c)
Explain any seven addressing modes with appropriate example.
Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3c, Summer 2025 Q3b OR, Winter 2024 Q4a, Summer 2024 Q3c, Summer 2023 Q1c
OR
(a)
List all the major difficulties in pipeline and briefly explain any one
Also asked in Winter 2024 Q3a, Summer 2023 Q3a OR
(b)
Explain address sequencing in the micro programmed control unit
Also asked in Summer 2025 Q4a OR, Winter 2024 Q3b, Winter 2023 Q2a
(c)
Write the importance of the overlapped register window? Compute window size and total number of register for following window organization. Number of window=4, Global register =5, local register in each window= 5 and common register to two window = 3.
Q.4
14 Marks(c)
Explain the booth’s algorithm with an appropriate example.
Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5b OR, Winter 2023 Q1c
OR
(a)
Explain source-initiated asynchronous data transfer using handshaking.
Also asked in Winter 2024 Q4b OR
(b)
Write short note on the input-output processor.
(c)
Draw and explain flow chart for the floating point multiplication.
Q.5
14 Marks(a)
What is the cache coherence? What is the solution to cache coherence problem?
Also asked in Winter 2024 Q5c OR, Summer 2024 Q5c, Summer 2023 Q5c
(b)
Compare tightly coupled and loosely coupled multiprocessors.
Also asked in Winter 2024 Q5a OR, Summer 2024 Q5a
(c)
List various cache mappings. Explain any one in detail.
Also asked in Winter 2024 Q4c, Summer 2024 Q4c, Summer 2023 Q5c OR
OR
(b)
Explain the 8 * 8 omega switching network with diagram.
(c)
Why is the virtual memory? Explain the address mapping in detail.
Also asked in Winter 2024 Q4c OR
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