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GATE CS Computer Organization Questions

Practice Computer Organization GATE CS questions with answers and solutions. Browse 5 questions across 4 chapters and 5 topics for focused subject-wise revision.

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5 questions are available across 4 chapters and 5 topics.

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Pipelining

Hazards

A 5-stage pipeline executes 100 instructions with 10 stall cycles. Total clock cycles required?NAT / 2023 / Question
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Cache

Cache Mapping

In direct-mapped cache, each block in main memory maps to?MCQ / 2022 / Theory

Set-Associative Mapping

Consider a computer with a 4-way set-associative cache with these characteristics: Main memory size = 1 MB Word size = 1 byte Block size = 128 words Cache size = 8 KB For memory address 0C795H, find the TAG field value. Find the number of bits in TAG, SET, and WORD fields. Enter the TAG value in hexadecimal without trailing H.NAT / 2024 / Question
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Number Representation

Two's Complement

What is the 8-bit two's complement representation of −5? Give the answer as a decimal value of the binary pattern.NAT / 2024 / Question
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Instruction Set Architecture

Instruction Formats

Consider a 16-bit hypothetical processor that supports 1-word-long instructions. The processor has 30 registers and 4 KB memory. If there are 11 two-address register-reference instructions and 10 one-address memory-reference instructions, how many zero-address instructions can be formulated?NAT / 2024 / Question