BHARAT SEVAK SAMAJ

 

Microprocessor - Theory

 

 

BSS/CT/2619

Time: 2hrs.                                                    Max. Marks: 100

 

I.    Fill in the blanks:                                                 (10 x 1 = 10)

 

1.       AMD stands for................                                      

2.       MCA stands for................                                      

3.        “Katmai” stands for................                                             

4.       Modern Celeron processors were made using ................ package.

5.       6X86 processors are introduced by................                                             

6.       .. ................was the chipset that supports Pentium Pro.                   

7.       PPGA stands for................                                    

8.       Athlon has................ L1 cache.                                          

9.       Celeron was introduced in................                                  

10.   The smallest unit of time at which processing takes place is called................

 

II.   State whether True or False:                              (10 x 1 = 10)                                        

 

1.       ISA bus is inferior to MCA bus..                                                      

2.       FCPGA stands for Final Chip Pin Grid Array.                        

3.       Intel 810 Chipset supports 4 USB ports.                                           

4.       Number of USB ports supported by Intel 850E chipset is 5. 

5.       Intel 845GL chipset supports both SDRAM and DDR SDRAM.           

6.       Maximum memory supported by Intel 440ZX is 256MB.                    

7.       XEON processors support dual processors.                                    

8.       D845 can support RDRAM.                                                             

9.       Athlon processor architecture does not support scalable multiprocessing.    

10.   Intel 815 supports graphics technology.                                           

 

III. Answer any SIX of the following:                                            (6 x 10 = 60)

 

1.       What is the difference between AMD Duron and AMD Athlon XP?

2.       What are the features of 815E and 845 GL chipset?

3.       What is CPU overclocking?

4.       What are the peculiar features of Pentium IV processor? Explain.

5.       Write the functions of North Bridge and South Bridge chips.

6.       What are the server class chipsets?

7.       Explain any 2 packaging techniques.

           

IV.  Answer any ONE of the following:                                (1 x 20 = 20)

           

1. What are RISC and CISC processors? What is expansion bus?

2. Explain various processor generations.