BSc CSIT (TU) Science Computer Architecture (BSc CSIT, CSC208) Question Paper 2074
This is the official BSc CSIT (TU) (Science stream) Computer Architecture (BSc CSIT, CSC208) question paper for 2074, as set in the regular annual examination. It carries 60 full marks and a time allowance of 180 minutes, across 12 questions. On Kekkei you can attempt this Computer Architecture (BSc CSIT, CSC208) past paper online with a timer, get instant AI feedback and step-by-step solutions, and track the topics where you lose marks — completely free. Whether you are revising for your BSc CSIT (TU) Computer Architecture (BSc CSIT, CSC208) exam or solving previous years' question papers, this 2074 paper is a great way to practise under real exam conditions.
Section A: Long Answer Questions
Attempt any TWO questions.
Explain the design of a binary adder-subtractor circuit. Describe Booth's multiplication algorithm and multiply (-5) x (3) using it.
What is a control unit? Differentiate between hardwired control and microprogrammed control units with their advantages and disadvantages.
What is cache memory? Explain the different cache mapping techniques (direct, associative and set-associative) with suitable diagrams.
Section B: Short Answer Questions
Attempt any EIGHT questions.
Explain the IEEE 754 floating point representation for single precision numbers with an example.
Explain the memory hierarchy in a computer system with a suitable diagram.
What is an interrupt? Explain the different types of interrupts.
What is a system bus? Explain address bus, data bus and control bus.
What is DMA? Explain how direct memory access transfers data without CPU intervention.
Differentiate between RISC and CISC architectures.
Explain register transfer language with examples of micro-operations.
Explain the algorithm for division of unsigned integers (restoring division) with an example.
Explain the concept of microprogrammed control and microinstruction format.