B.TechSemester 32025-26Computer Organization And ArchitectureBCS302

Computer Organization And Architecture (BCS302) - AKTU Question Paper 2025-26

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This is the official AKTU Computer Organization And Architecture Previous Year Question Paper for B.Tech Semester 3, academic session 2025-26. Published by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU/UPTU), Lucknow. Free PDF download — no login required.

Course:B.Tech
Semester:Semester 3
Session:2025-26
University:AKTU / UPTU

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Computer Organization And Architecture (BCS302) — complete question paper · 70 marks · 3 Hours

Section AAttempt all questions in brief. 02 x 7 = 14
  • a
    What is a bus? Explain different types of buses used in a computer system
  • b
    Explain the functional units of a digital computer system
  • c
    Explain bus architecture and its role in interconnecting various components of a digital system
  • d
    What is a register? Explain general-purpose and special-purpose registers
  • e
    Explain the wo rking of carry look -ahead adder with the help of an example
  • f
    Explain signed number multiplication using Booth’s Algorithm . Multiply A × B where A= –5 and B=3 using Booth’s Algorithm
  • g
    Explain floating-point representation and its components
Section BAttempt any three of the following: 07 x 3 = 21
  • a
    Multiply the following numbers using Array Multiplier technique
  • b
    Explain the design of an Arithmetic and Logic Unit .Describe various arithmetic and logical operations performed by ALU
  • c
    Explain floating point arithmetic operations. Perform floating point addition using IEEE 754 format for (5.75)₁₀ + (–2.5)₁₀
  • d
    Explain different types of instructions. Explain various instruction formats with suitable examples
  • e
    Explain the concept of RISC arc hitecture. Discuss its features and advantages. Compare RISC with CISC architecture
Section CAttempt any one part of the following: 07 x 1 = 07
  • a
    Explain instruction pipelining. A pipeline has 5 stages and each stage takes i. Calculate the time required to execute 10 instructions without pipelining. ii. Calculate the execution time with pipelining. iii. Find the speedup
  • b
    Explain the design and working of a hardwired control unit. Discuss about its advantages and disadvantages
  • a
    What are micro-operations? Explain different types of micro-operations
  • b
    Explain the memory hierarchy with diagram .A memory chip has a capacity of 64K × 8. i. Find the number of address lines required. ii. How many such chips are needed to design a 256K × 16 memory system?
  • a
    Explain the following cache mapping techniques: i. Direct Mapping ii. Associative Mapping iii. Set-Associative Mapping
  • b
    Explain 2D and 2½D memory organization. Write their advantages and disadvantages
  • a
    What is an I/O interface? Explain its functions. Why is an interface required between CPU and I/O devices?
  • b
    Define and differentiate synchronous and asynchronous communication with example
  • a
    Explain the concept of interrupts. Describe interrupt hardware and explain different types of interrupts
  • b
    Explain the working of Direct Memory Access . Describe the DMA controller and its advantages over other I/O methods

Question text is extracted from the official AKTU question paper PDF above. Hindi translations are omitted — every question is printed in English in the original paper. Last verified: 2026-08-23.

Repeated Questions — BCS302

Questions that appeared in more than one session, found by comparing 3 years of Computer Organization And Architecture papers (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)

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What is a bus? Explain different types of buses used in a computer system

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Explain the functional units of a digital computer system

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Explain floating-point representation and its components

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