NEHRU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Internal Test –2, February 2020
CS8491 – COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
Class
Portion
Duration
: II CSE
: 1.5 UNITS
: 90 Mins
Semester
Max.Marks
Date
Part – A ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
: IV
: 50
: 02.2020 (FN)
(5*2 = 10 Marks)
Course Cognitive
Outcome
Level
CO2
R
CO2
R
1.
2.
Name the pipeline stages in the MIPS instructions.
3.
Illustrate the structure of 2 stage instruction pipeline.
CO3
R
4.
Compare static & dynamic branch predicition .
CO3
R
5.
Relate the role of cache in pipelining?
CO2
U
What is meant by speculative execution?
Part – B (ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS )
6.
7.
8.
9.
Analyse the basic MIPS implementation with necessary multiplexers and
control lines.
(or)
List out the datapath and basic concepts of pipelining in detail.(8)
What is hazard and explain its types with suitable example.
(or)
Conclude how exceptions are handled in MIPS architecture.
Part – C
10.
Discuss the limitations of pipelining a processors datapath. Suggest the methods
to overcome them.
Faculty Member
EMS Coordinator
(2*12 = 24 Marks)
Course
Outcome
CO3
Cognitive
Level
AN
CO3
AN
CO2
E
CO2
E
(1*16= 16 Marks)
CO2
HOD
C