SRM Institute of Science and Technology
College of Engineering and Technology
School of Computing
(Common to all Branches)
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES
SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur – 603203, Chengalpattu District, Tamilnadu
Academic Year: 2023-24(ODD)
Test: CLA-1 Date: 18-08-2023
Course Code & Title: 21CSS201T& Computer Organization & Architecture Duration: 100 Minutes
Year & Sem: II &IV SET C Max. Marks: 50
Course Articulation Matrix:
Course
Learning At the end of this course, PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO
Outcome learners will be able to: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
s (CLO)
Identify the computer
hardware and how software - - - - - - -
CO-1 H M - -
interacts with computer
hardware
Apply Boolean algebra as
related to designing computer
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CO-2 logic, through simple H H - -
combinational and sequential
logic circuits
Instructions: Answer all
Q. Question Marks BL CO PO
No
1 The output of a NOR gate is HIGH if ________. 1 1 1 2
[Link] inputs are HIGH
[Link] input is HIGH
[Link] input is LOW
[Link] inputs are LOW
2 Base of octal number system is 1 1 1 2
a.10
b.2
c.8
d.16
3 Decimal equivalent of hexadecimal no. (44A)16 is : 1 3 1 2
a.825
b.1098
c.870
d.1100
4 Binary equivalent of (542)10 is : 1 3 1 2
a.101010101
b.1110101101
c.101011001
d.1000011110
5 Convert the binary number 1011011 to hexadecimal. 1 3 1 2
a.5A
b.5D
c.5B
d.5C
6 Octal representation of (0101)2 is : 1 2 1 2
a.5
b.3
c.4
d.6
7 Cache memory acts between 1 2 2 2
[Link] and RAM
[Link] and ROM
[Link] and Hard Disk
[Link] and CPU
8 Which of the following is lowest in memory hierarchy 1 1 2 2
[Link] memory
[Link]
[Link]
[Link] memory
9 Which of the following is the correct BCD representation of 1 1 2 2
the decimal number 89?
a.10001001
b.10011001
c.10100001
d.10100101
10 Which instruction is used for moving the data from 1 1 2 2
accumulator to memory?
[Link] B
[Link] D
[Link] D
[Link] A
Part – B
( 4 x 4 = 16 Marks)
Instructions: Answer any 4
11 Convert the given binary number (01100100)2 to ASCII 4 3 1 2
text conversion.
12 Utilize 1’s complement and 2’s complement method for the 4 3 1 2
following subtraction (11011)2 – (10011)2
13 Convert the decimal number (8)10 to excess 3 code. 4 2 1 2
14 What are the functional units of a computer? 4 1 2 2
15 A computer has 128 MB of memory. Each word 4 2 1 1
in this computer is eight bytes. How many bits
are needed to address any single word in
memory?
Part – C
(2 x 12 =24 Marks)
16(a) Obtain the following conversion 12 3 1 2
i)(11000111)2 to Gray Code.(3 Marks)
ii) Convert Excess-3 (36) to binary(3 Marks)
iii)Perform BCD addition for the decimal 324.13 and
846.46 (6 Marks)
16(b) (Or) 12 2 1
i) Compute 2’s complement for the following binary values:
a. 10011010 b. 00011001010 (4 Marks)
ii) Divide 11010 by 101 (4 Marks)
iii) List out the steps to implement the boolean expression
using NAND gate. (4 Marks)
17(a) i) A gaming controller sends input data to a console using 12 2 2 2
Gray code. The last transmitted Gray code was 1101,
indicating a button press. The current received Gray code
is 1011. Determine which button was released after the
press based on the given Gray codes. (4 Marks)
ii) Convert the hexadecimal number D4C.82C to its binary,
decimal and octal equivalent using the iterative method.
Show all the steps. (8 Marks)
1
(Or)
17(b) How can a connection be made between the processor,i/o 12 2 2
unit and main memory to execute a simulation
effectively?(12 Marks )
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examination reforms policy.
Course Outcome (CO) and Bloom’s level (BL) Coverage in Questions
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