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2007 Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Post Graduate Diploma Computer Application Computer fundamentals Question paper
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Test Papers / Previous Question Papers of IGNOU CS01 (S) Computer Fundamentals June 2007
PGDCA / MCA (I Yr) / BCA
Term-End Examination
CS01 (S): Computer Fundamentals
Time: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 75
Note : Question number 1 is cornpulsory. Attempt any three questions from the rest.
June 2007 (S)
1. (a) Simplify the following expression using Karnaugh's map in product of sum form : F(A, B, C, D) = ? (1,2,3,8,9,10,11, 14)
Also, draw the logic circuit for the simplified expression. (6)
(b) Perforrn following subtraction using 1's complement : (4)
(i) 11001 - 10110
(ii) 11011 - 11001
(c) Write an assembly language (8086) program to convert a 4-digit decimal number to its binary equivalent (8)
(d) Find the decimal equivalent of hexadecimal number 2BA5. (2)
(e) What is decoder? Differentiate between decoder and demultiplexer. (3)
(f) Draw and compare the central and distributed bus arbitration schemes. (7)
2. (a) What is an addressing mode ? Explain various addressing modes of 8086 with example for each. (10)
(b) Draw the logic diagram of 4-bit odd parity checker. Explain its operation with the help of truth table. (5)
3 (a) Explain with the help of a disagram how the CPU executes an instruction in a computer system. (5)
(b) What is the role of a stack in handling the interrupts? What is the difterence between the stack and normal read/write memory? (5)
(c) Draw the logic diagram of 3-bit synchronous counter using JK flip-flop. Also, explain its working. (5)
4. (a) Write a program in assembly language (8036) that calculates the sum of 12 + 22 + 32 . . . . . N2 and store the sum of the above series in a user defined data item.
(b) What are the benefits of instruction pipelining? Explain its working procedure. Also, discuss the pipeline performance measures.
5 (a) Convert the following program statement to parallel statements : (3)
for i: : 1 to N
begin
for j: : 1 to N
begin
A(i, j)' : 50;
end;
end;
(b) What are the problems which prevent RISC pipelining to achieve maximum speed? (3)
(c) Differentiate between control flow and data flow cornputers. (3)
(d) Draw and explain the working of the architectural configurations of SIMD array processors. (6)
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