COA Unit 1 Notes AKTU (BCS302)

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AKTU Computer Organization and Architecture (BCS302) Unit 1 notes for B.Tech Semester 3 – Introduction & Processor Organization. Topics: Functional Units &…

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Unit 1: Introduction & Processor Organization – AKTU syllabus topics

  • Functional Units & Interconnection
  • Buses & Bus Arbitration
  • Register, Bus & Memory Transfer
  • Processor & Register Organization: Stack Organization
  • Addressing Modes

Most asked AKTU PYQ questions from Unit 1

  1. Q1b. Explain the functional units of a digital computer system. (2 marks, 2025-26)
  2. Q1b. What is mean by bus arbitration? List different types of bus arbitration. (2 marks, 2020-21)
  3. Q1b. Draw the basic functional units of a computer. (2 marks, 2019-20)
  4. Q2a. Explain functional units of computer system in detail. (10 marks, 2022-23)
  5. Q3a. Explain about stack organization used in processors. What do you understand by register stack? (10 marks, 2022-23)
  6. Q3b. What is an effective address? How it is calculated in different types of addressing modes? Explain. (10 marks, 2022-23)
  7. Q3b. Discuss stack Organization. Explain the following in details- (i) Register stack (ii) Memory stack (10 marks, 2019-20)
  8. Q2a. What is meant by the term BUS arbitration? Why is it needed? How can bus arbitration be implemented in Daisy changing scheme? (7 marks, 2023-24)
  9. Q3b. Differentiate between Memory stack and register stack. (7 marks, 2023-24)
  10. Q1a. What is a bus? Explain different types of buses used in a computer system. (2 marks, 2025-26)

AKTU paper codes: BCS302, KCS302, BCS302H, KCS302H

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