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(FALL 2014) ASSIGNMENT
PROGRAM MCA (Revised Fall 2012)
SEMESTER 2
SUBJECT CODE & NAME MCA2050- COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
CREDIT 2
BK ID B1405
MAX.MARKS 60
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be
approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
1. What is the difference between process and thread?
Answer : A process is an executing instance of an application. What does that mean? Well, for
example, when you double-click the Microsoft Word icon, you start a process that runs Word. A
thread is a path of execution within a process. Also, a process can contain multiple threads. When
you start Word, the operating system creates a process and begins executing the primary thread of
that process.
It’s important to note that a thread can do anything a process can do. But since a process can consist
of multiple threads, a thread could be considered a ‘lightweight’ process. Thus, the essential
difference between a thread and a process is the
2. Explain in detail the techniques to handle hazards.
Answer : In the domain of central processing unit (CPU) design, hazards are problems with the
instruction pipeline in CPU microarchitectures when the next instruction cannot execute in the
following clock cycle,[1] and can potentially lead to incorrect computation results. There are typically
three types of hazards:[2]
 data hazards
 structural hazards
 control hazards (branching hazards)
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2. 3. Explain the Tumasulo approach. Write the differences between Tomasulo’s scheme and score
boarding.
Answer :
An instruction fetch proceeds with the issue stage and may fetch either into a single-entry latch or
into a queue; instructions are then issued from the latch or queue. The EX stage follows the read
operands stage, just as in the DLX pipeline. As in the DLX floating-point pipeline, execution may take
multiple cycles, depending on the operation. Thus, we may need to distinguish when an instruction
begins execution and when it completes execution; between the two times, the instruction is in
execution. This allows multiple instructions to be
4. Explain any five types of vector instructions in detail.
Answer : five types of vector instructions are below :
1. Elemental Vector Operations
The Cray X1 system vector instruction set contains vector versions of most scalar integer functions,
floating-point functions, and memory references. These elemental vector operations process each
element independently. They execute under control of a mask register (m0,...,m3) and the vector
length register (vl). Though there are 8 mask registers, only the first 4 can be used in the vector
instructions.
The assembler's default controlling mask register is m0. By software convention, every bit in m0 is
always set.
In the vector result of an elemental vector
5 Differentiate between multiprocessor and multi-computer.
Answer : The difference between a multiprocessor system and a multicomputer system is the
number of computers involved in each. Both are multiprocessing environments: Both use more than
one CPU at a time. A multiprocessor system is a single computer that operates with multiple CPUs,
and a multicomputer system is a cluster of computers that operate as a singular computer.
Multiprocessing environments can operate with CPUs sharing an operating system -- called
symmetric multiprocessing -- or with each CPU running an individual instance of the operating
system -- called Massively Parallel Processing.
6 Write short notes on:
a) DSP Processor
Answer : A Digital Signal Processor, or DSP, is a specialized microprocessor that has an architecture
which is optimized for the fast operational needs of digital signal processing. A Digital Signal
Processor (DSP) can process data in real time, making it ideal for applications that can’t tolerate
delays. Digital signal processors take a digital signal and process it to improve the signal into clearer
sound, faster data or sharper images. Digital Si

3. b) Dual core technology
Answer : Dual core technology refers to two individual microprocessors on a single die cast chip. This
is essentially two computer processing units (CPUs) in one. The advantage of a this type of chip is
that tasks can be carried out in parallel streams, decreasing processing time. This is referred to as
thread-level parallelism (TLP).
TLP is also possible on motherboards that can accommodate two separate CPU dies. When TLP is
accomplished in a single CPU through dual core technology, it is called chip-level multiprocessing
(CLM).
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