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SPRING 2014 ASSIGNMENT
PROGRAM - MCA (REVISED FALL 2012)
SEMESTER - SECOND
SUBJECT CODE & NAME - MCA2050- COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
CREDIT 4, BK ID - B1648, MAX. MARKS 60
Q1. Differentiate between Process and Thread. 5+5=10
Answer:
Concept of process
In operating system terminology, instead of the term ‘program’, the notion of process is used in
connection with execution. It designates a commission or job, or a quantum of
Q2. Explain the any five types of addressing modes. 5*2= 10
Answer:
Every instruction of a computer states an operation on certain data. There are a numerous ways of
specifying address of the data to be operated on. These different ways of specifying data are called
the addressing modes In addition to stating registers and
Q3. Describe the logical layout of both RISC and CISC computers 5+5= 10
Answer:
While processing operates instructions, RISC pipelines have to cope only with register operands. By
contrast, CISC pipelines must be able to deal with both register and
Q4. Explain the concept of branch handling. What is delayed branching? 5+5= 10
Answer:
Branch Handling
Branch is a flow altering instruction that is required to be handled in a special manner in

2. Q5. Explain any five types of vector instructions in detail.5*2= 10
Answer: Types of Vector Instructions:
(a) Vector-scalar instructions: Using these instructions, a scalar operand can be combined with a
vector one. If A and B are vector registers and f is a function that performs some operation on each
element of a single or two vector operands, a vector-
Q6. Write short notes on:
a) UMA
b) NUMA 5+5= 10
Answer:
a) UMA (Uniform Memory Access):
In this category every processor and memory module has similar access time. Hence each memory
word can be read as quickly as other memory word. If no
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