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Model Question Paper

DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER HARDWARE ENGINEERING

Computer System Architecture

Time : 3 Hour Max.Marks : 75


PART A

I. Answer all the following questions (9 x 1 = 9Marks)

1 A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into: ----A R
M2.04
2 The _______ is the computational center of the CPU. R
M3.01
3 A 25-pin female connector on the back of your computer will typically be R
------------ port M1.04

4 Intel 8086 microprocessor is a ----------------- bit processor R


M4.01
5 List two types of RAM R
M2.04
6 Keyboard connected to ----------------port R
M1.01
7 What are the two approaches used for generating the control signals in R
proper sequence? M3.02

8 MIMD Stands for R


M3.04
9 R
Width of flag register in 8086 microprocessor is M4.01
PART B
II Answer any 8 questions from the following .Each questions carry 3 marks.

(8 x 3 = 24 Marks)

1 Compare SRAM with DRAM in terms of 1. cost 2. Power U


Consumption 3. Life time 4. Access time 5. Speed
M2.04
6.Storage capacity 6. Usage level

2 Explain functional units of a computer with block diagram R


M1.02

3 U
Compare working of ink jet printer with laser printer with M2.01
respect to functionality, speed , quality
4 Describe any two types of display devices R
M2.01

5 Differentiate between Von Neumann architecture with M1.02 U


Harvard architecture
6 Compare hardwired control unit design with U
M3.02
microprogrammed control unit design
7 Describe Power On Self Test (POST) function in BIOS R
M1.06
8 Give any three components and functions of laptop R
computers M1.05

9 Describe control flags in 8086 microprocessor R


M4.01
10 Compare different i/o transfers U
M2.02

PART C

Answer ALL questions. Each carries 7 marks.

( 6 x 7 = 42 Marks)

III Explain about IDE & SATA connectors used in desktop M1.01 R
computers
OR
IV Explain any three motherboard form factors M1.03 R

V Differentiate any three storage access methods M2.05 U


OR
VI Explain different categories of any three pointing devices M2.01 R

VII M3.01 R
Explain functions of User visible registers , Status &
Control registers of processing unit
OR
VIII Explain instruction state cycle with figure M3.01 R

IX M3.04 U
Differentiate different Parallel processing techniques
Flynns classification
OR
X Differentiate between sequential and pipelined way of M3.04 U
execution of an instruction
XI Explain data transfer instructions of 8086 microprocessor M4.04 R

OR

XII M4.04 R
Explain addition and subtraction arithmetic instructions of
8086 microprocessor

XIII Write a pgm to add 2 , 8 bit numbers M4.04 U

OR

XIV Write a pgm to subtract 2, 8 bit numbers M4.04 U


MARKS DISTRIBUTION

Type of Questions

Module Hr/ Marks/ PART A PART B PART C Total


Module Module
No of No of No of No of
Marks Marks Marks M
questions questions questions questions
1 14 30 2 2 4 12 2 14 6 2
2 14 30 2 2 4 12 2 14 7 2
3 15 31 3 3 1 3 4 28 9 3
4 15 32 2 2 1 3 4 28 7 3
Total 58 123 9 9 10 30 12 84 29 1

Cognitive level Marks distribution

Cognitive level Marks %of Marks


Remembering 73 60
Understanding 50 40
Applying
Total 123 100

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