CSC206: COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE-2019 SESSION-EXAMS PAST QUESTION-(FUOEXAMS.BLOGSPOT.COM)

 CSC206: COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE       (FUO, 2018/2019 SESSION)

SECTION A

 

1.      Logic circuit is an electric circuit concerned with __________

2.      The two popular concepts associated with the CPU design and instruction set are __________ and __________

3.      Digital circuit is an electronic circuit that responds to input as __________ and produces output as  __________

4.      Including powerful instructions in the instruction sets of a CPU reduces the __________ and __________

5.      Another advantage of having powerful instruction is the lesser the number of instructions the lesser __________ by the  CPU for __________

6.      Technically speaking the CPU’s instruction set should have ___________

7.      The ALU performs the __________ and __________

8.      The computer architectural designer provides In the instruction sets three major functional facilities including:

a.      __________,

b.      __________,

c.       __________,

9.      The CU manages the computer resources and determines the performance of its functional parts in response to the __________

10.  Design at circuit level is usually done with __________ and __________

 

SECTION B

Instruction: Number one question In this section B is compulsory, Attempt question number one and any other one.

 

1.      Discuss and explain two major steps/procedures in the design of computer architecture.

2.      Discuss Von Neumann Architecture.

3.      Discuss and describe digital logic layer.