September 2014 Test 1

BIT2223 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

BIT2223 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
Test 1
Faculty : Information Communication Technoloy
!ate"!ay :
!uration : 3 hour#
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATE
$% Thi# e&amination i# 'orth 40% of the o(erall #eme#ter a##e##ment%
2% The total num)er of mar*# a(aila)le for thi# e&amination i# 65%
3% Thi# e&amination +a+er contain# THREE (3) #ection# in FOUR (4)
+rinte, +ae# including the co(er +ae%
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE
$% An#'er A-- .ue#tion# in /ection A, an, C
2% 0rite all your an#'er# in the an#'er )oo*let +ro(i,e,%
3% If you ma*e a mi#ta*e +lea#e +ut a #inle ,iaonal line throuh the #ection you
'i#h to )e inore, )y the e&aminer%
1% Return all e&amination +a+er# an, #cri+t# u+on com+letion of the e&amination
inclu,in any 'or*in#%
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S!c"i#n A (An$%!& 'll (u!$"i#n$) )T#"'l M'&*$ +5,
a% 0hat eneral cateorie# of function# are #+ecifie, )y com+uter in#truction#2 34
mar*#5
)% -i#t an, )riefly ,efine t'o a++roache# to ,ealin 'ith multi+le interru+t#% 31
mar*#5
c% For each of the follo'in ca#e#6 #tate 'hether /RAM# or !RAM# 'oul, )e more
a++ro+riate )uil,in )loc*# for the memory #y#tem6 an, #tate 'hy% A##ume that
there i# only one le(el of internal memory%
i% A memory #y#tem 'here +erformance i# the mo#t im+ortant oal%

ii% A memory #y#tem 'here co#t i# the mo#t im+ortant factor% 33 7 2 mar*#5

,% !efine the term#: #ee* time6 rotational ,elay6 acce## time an, tran#fer time% 34
mar*#5
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S!c"i#n (An$%!& 'll (u!$"i#n$) )T#"'l M'&*$ +-,
$% The ,iaram )elo' #ho'# a $89M)it !RAM% I,entify an, #tate the function of each +in%
3: mar*#5
2% -et u# a##ume a ,i#* 'ith rotational #+ee, of $;6<<< r+m6 ;$2 )yte# +er #ector6 1<< #ector#
+er trac* an, $<<< trac*# on the ,i#*6 a(erae #ee* time i# 1m#% 0e 'ant to tran#mit a file of
#i=e $ MByte6 'hich i# #tore, contiuou#ly on the ,i#*%
a% 0hat i# the tran#fer time for thi# file2
)% 0hat i# the a(erae acce## time for thi# file2
c% 0hat i# the rotational ,elay in thi# ca#e2
,% 0hat i# the total time to rea, $ #ector2
e% 0hat i# the total time to rea, $ trac*2 33 7 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 mar*#5
3% A manetic ,i#* 'ith ; +latter# ha# 2<14 trac*#"+latter6 $<21 #ector#"trac* >fi&e, num)er
of #ector# +er trac*?6 an, ;$29)yte #ector#% 0hat i# it# total ca+acity2 33 mar*#5
1% !efine the follo'in for a ,i#* #y#tem:
t
#
@ #ee* timeA a(erae time to +o#ition hea, o(er trac*
r @ rotation #+ee, of the ,i#*A in re(olution# +er #econ,
n @ num)er of )it# +er #ector
B @ ca+acity of a trac* in )it#
t
A
@ time to acce## a #ector
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!e(elo+ a formula for t
A
a# a function of the other +arameter#% 3; mar*#5
S!c"i#n C (An$%!& 'll (u!$"i#n$) )T#"'l M'&*$ .+,
Con#i,er a #im+le e&am+le u#in a hy+othetical machine that inclu,e# the characteri#tic#
li#te, )elo'% Both in#truction# an, ,ata are $8 )it# lon% U#e the format #ho'n in cla##%
In"!&n'l C/U &!gi$"!&$
Proram counter >PC? @ A,,re## of in#truction
In#truction rei#ter >IR? @ In#truction )ein e&ecute,
Accumulator >AC? @ Tem+orary #torae
/'&"i'l li$" #0 #1c#d!$
<<<$ @ -oa, AC from memory
<<$< @ /tore AC to memory
<<$$ @ !i( to AC from memory
<$<$ @ /tore AC from memory
/ho' the +roram e&ecution of thi# e.uation C @ A"B% A##ume that the +roram #tart# to
e&ecute memory a,,re## 3<<% 3$2 mar*#5
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