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    NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

    University Village, 91 Cadastral Zone, Nnamdi Azikwe Expressway, Jabi, Abuja


    FACULTY OF SCIENCES
    APRIL, 2019 EXAMINATIONS

    COURSE CODE: CIT309


    COURSE TITLE: Computer Architecture
    CREDIT: 3 Units
    TIME ALLOWED: 2½ Hours
    INSTRUCTION: Answer Question 1 and any other FOUR (4) Questions

    1a) Distinguish between computer organization and computer architecture. (2 marks)


    b) The fetch and execute instruction falls into four categories. Describe them. (6 marks)
    c) Generate a Truth Table for the following algebraic function F = ABC. (4 marks)
    d) State the four categories of micro-operations (4 marks)
    e) List the functional elements of the processor ? (2 marks)
    f) What is a gate? (4 marks)

    2a) Briefly explain classes of interrupts available (6 marks)


    b) Briefly explain the following concepts:
    i) Delayed load (3 marks)
    ii) Loop unrolling (3 marks)

    3a) State and explain the three performance parameters of the memory. (7½ marks)
    b) Briefly explain the following terms:-
    ii) Process switch (2 marks)
    iii) Delayed branch (2½ marks)

    4a) Enumerate four ways by which Vector facility is integrated into the System J370
    Architecture. (4 marks)
    b) State any two of the benefits provided by the level of integration of vector facility of the J370
    architecture. (2 marks)
    c) Enumerate two potential advantages of an SMP over a uniprocessor? (3 marks)
    d) Enumerate the two ways by which a disk cache can improve performance (3 marks)

    5a) What is the relationship between instructions and micro operations? (3 marks)
    b) Enumerate the three key concepts on which the Von Newmann architecture is based (3
    marks)
    c) Briefly explain the four important instruction set design issues? (6 marks)

    6a) List and briefly explain the four principal approaches to multi-threading. (8 marks)
    b) State the sequence of operations of the control unit in one clock pulse. (4 marks)

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