B.TECH - Semester 6 pc hardware and interfacing Question Paper 2013 (apr)
Practice authentic previous year university questions for better exam preparation.
Sample Questions
- (b) What is paging? How many pages are possible in 80386? 10 OR
- Distinguish the real and protected mode of 80826 microprocessor.
- What is the purpose of Interrupt Request (IRQ) line?
- What is Small Computer Systems Interface?
- Compare serial port and parallel port communication.
- Write a short note on Extended Industry Standard Architecture. Answer one full question from each module. Each carries 20 marks.
- (a) Explain Memory addressing in 80286 microprocessor. 10
- (a) Draw and explain the non pipelined read cycles of Pentium. 10
- (b) Write a short note on net burst micro architecture.
- (a) Briefly explain hardware organization of Personal Computer. 15
- (b) What is the difference between Northbridge and Southbridge? 5 OR
- (a) Briefly describe the following:
- (i) ROM BIOS (ii) ROM POST $(2 \times 5=10)$
- (b) Write a short note on (i) RDRAM (ii) ATX form factor. $(2 \times 5=10)$
- (a) What is the primary function of power supply to system? Briefly explain the importance of processor cooling fan. 10
- (b) Explain any two commonly used data transfer protocols for IDE. 10 OR
- Write a short note on the following: (a) Magnetic Storage
- Write a short note on the following: (b) Optical Storage Media. $(2 \times 10=20)$
- Describe standard parallel port and explain the connectors used for parallel port connections. 20 OR
- (a) Discuss the main purpose of Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter. 10
- (b) Write a short note on Accelerated Graphics Port. 10 ( $4 \times 20=80$ Marks)