ACA Important Questions

Advanced Computer Architecture-

Explain the 5 diff generations of electronics computers-8
Explain the diff elements of modern computers-10
Explain with a neat dgm the architecture evolution from sequential scalar computers to vector processors and parallel computers-8
With neat block dgms,explain flynn's classification of comp architecture-12
Define the foll
-clock rate
-CPI
-MIPS rate
-throughput rate
-execution time T
Probs where all these parameters are to be found out
Differentiate bn explicit n implicit parallelism-5
With a neat block dgm, explain the foll
-shared memory
-multiprocessor models-5 marks each,only 2 will be given
-UMA model
-NUMA model
-COMA model
Explain with neat dgm,the architecture of vector super computer-8
Explain the SIMD machine model with a neat dgm-8
NEW QUESTION ADDED ON 20 March 2009
Define the following terms with example:
- Flow dependencies
-Anti dependencies
- O/P dependencies
- Control dependencies
- Resource dependencies
- Bernstien's conditions



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