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Full Marks: 60
Pass Marks: 24
Time: 3 hours

Attempt any two questions: (2 x 10 = 20)

1. What is cache memory? Explain the mapping process. Differentiate between direct mapping and associative mapping. (2+3+5)
2. Describe micro-programmed control unit. Explain different type of addressing modes with example. (4+6)
3. Differentiate between floating point representation and fixed point representation. Divide 23 by 9 using restoring division algorithm. (3+7)

Attempt any eight questions: (8 x 5 = 40)

4. Explain the bus interconnection scheme with diagram.
5. What do you mean by instruction format? Explain with an example.
6. Explain the data transfer instruction with example.
7. Explain the symbolic microinstruction with example.
8. Explain an instruction pipeline with suitable examples.
9. Explain the Booth Multiplication algorithm with example.
10. What are the advantages and disadvantages of direct mapping and associative mapping between cache and main memory?
11. Differentiate between Input-output processor with Direct memory access.
12. Draw a three dimensional hypercube and explain with example.