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Sample Question Paper
Course Name : Diploma in Computer Engineering Course Code : CO/CD Semester : Fifth
12181
Marks : 100
Subject Title : Advance Microprocessor Duration : 3 Hours
Instructions: 1) All questions are compulsory. 2) Illustrate your answers with neat sketches wherever necessary. 3) Figures to the right indicate full marks. 4) Assume suitable data if necessary. 5) Preferably, write the answers in sequential order. Q.1 (a) Attempt any THREE of the following. a) List the four important features of 80286. b) Describe the control register structure of microprocessor 80386. c) Describe the interrupt processing sequence for software interrupts. d) List the salient features of 80486(any four) 12 Marks
Q.1 (b) Attempt any ONE of the following. a) Explain the flag register format of 80286 with a suitable figure.
06 Marks
b) With suitable diagram describe the real addressing mode of microprocessor 80386.
Q.2 Attempt any TWO of the following. a) With a neat labeled diagram explain the internal architecture of 80286.
16 Marks
b) With a suitable figure describe the address calculation procedure in Protected Virtual Addressing Mode of microprocessor 80286. c) With a suitable figure describe the paging mechanism of microprocessor 80386 without Translation Lookaside Buffer.
Q.3 Attempt any FOUR of the following.
16 Marks
a) Draw and discuss the structure of a code descriptor in 80286 microprocessor. b) Illustrate with diagram the four level privilege mechanism in microprocessor 80286. c) With neat diagram, describe gate descriptor of 80386 microprocessor.
d) Differentiate between .com and .exe programs of MSDOS.( Any four points) e) Distinguish between 80486 and Pentium processors.(Any four points)
Q.4(a) Attempt any THREE of the following. a) With neat format, explain segment descriptor cache registers of 80286. b) Distinguish between 80286 and 80386 microprocessors.( Any four points) c) Explain with diagram Interrupt vector table of 80x86 family processors. d) State the difference between hardware and software interrupts.
12 Marks
Q.4(b) Attempt any ONE of the following. a) Explain with neat diagram structure of MS-DOS.
06 Marks
b) State the importance of separate code and data cache and floating point unit in Pentium microprocessor.
Q.5 Attempt any TWO of the following.
16 Marks
a) Explain with example the virtual 8086 in 80386.Also explain the function of following pins of 80386. i) BE0 # to BE3 # ii) D/C # iii) LOCK # iv) BUSY #
b) With a flowchart and suitable figures describe how MSDOS is loaded? c) Draw Pentium system architecture and describe the five stage pipeline mechanism.
Q.6 Attempt any FOUR of the following.
16 Marks
a) Distinguish between real mode and protected virtual mode in microprocessor 80286 (any four points). b) State the functions of GDT and LDT in 80286.What is the size of each descriptor? How many descriptors does each table store? c) What do mean by translation look aside buffer(TLB)? How does it help the address calculation procedure? d) State the addressing modes of 80386.Give the various exceptions which occur when operating in the Protected Virtual addressing mode. e) State the function of the Branch prediction unit in Pentium processor. To what extent is the efficiency increased due to this unit?
