C-CAT Section C
Section C emphasizes computer architecture, digital electronics, and microprocessors for hardware-oriented program tracks.
- Questions
- 50
- Marks
- 150
- Duration
- 60 min
- Negative marking
- 1
Subjects in Section C
Notes
What Is a Computer?; Machine Cycle: Fetch–Decode–Execute; CPU Organization
Computer Architecture
Introduction to Digital Electronics; Signals: Analog vs Digital; Number Systems
Digital Electronics
8085 Introduction and Specifications; 8085 Architecture Overview
Microprocessors and Interfacing
Registers; ALU and Control Unit; System Buses
Computer Architecture
Number System Conversions; Binary Arithmetic
Digital Electronics
Registers of 8085; Flag Register
Microprocessors and Interfacing
I/O Devices; Memory Unit; RAM Types
Computer Architecture
Complements; Codes; Signed Number Representations
Digital Electronics
ALU, Instruction Register and Decoder; Timing and Control Unit; Three Buses
Microprocessors and Interfacing
ROM Types; Auxiliary Memory; Cache Memory
Computer Architecture
Boolean Algebra; Standard Forms: SOP and POS; Karnaugh Maps
Digital Electronics
8085 Pin Diagram; Control and Status Signals; Interrupts in 8085
Microprocessors and Interfacing
Word, Byte and Capacity; Von Neumann vs Harvard; CISC vs RISC
Computer Architecture
Logic Gates; Combinational Logic Circuits
Digital Electronics
Addressing Modes; Instruction Cycle, Machine Cycle and T-State
Microprocessors and Interfacing
DMA; Interrupts; Non-Pipelined Execution
Computer Architecture
Sequential Logic Circuits; Flip-Flops; Shift Registers
Digital Electronics
Instruction Categories; Data Transfer Instructions; Arithmetic Instructions
Microprocessors and Interfacing
Pipelined Execution; Four-Stage Pipeline; Pipeline Formulas
Computer Architecture
Counters; Logic Families; Detailed K-Map Walkthroughs
Digital Electronics
Logical Instructions; Branch Instructions; Stack Operations
Microprocessors and Interfacing
Pipelining Tradeoffs; Interleaved Memory; Intel Processor Evolution
Computer Architecture
MUX Implementation and Boolean Expressions; Decoder as Logic Generator; Priority Encoder
Digital Electronics
Machine Control Instructions; Worked 8085 Programs
Microprocessors and Interfacing
Ripple Counter vs Synchronous Counter and Hazards in Combinational Circuits
Digital Electronics
Delay Calculation; 8086 Introduction; BIU and EU
Microprocessors and Interfacing
8086 Registers; Segment Registers and Physical Address; 8086 Flag Register
Microprocessors and Interfacing
8086 Pin Summary; 8086 Addressing Modes; 8086 Instruction Set Categories
Microprocessors and Interfacing
Support Chips; 8085 vs 8086 Comparison
Microprocessors and Interfacing
Practice Section C
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