1) Write down the applications of parallel processing.
2) Describe about access time and memory cycle time in detail.
3) What do you understand by hard failures and soft error.
4) Write brief notes on arithmetic design.
5) Write down the principle of vector processing. Explain in detail.
6) Describe about synchronization and multiprocessing modes in detail.
7) Describe briefly how is pipelining implemented.
8) Explain tightly coupled multiprocessor system with neat and suitable block diagram.
9) Describe the Traditional and Contemporary memory Hierarchy in detail.
10) Describe the principle and elements of cache design with a suitable block diagram.
11) Describe about Linear and non-linear pipeline processor.
12) Explain about multiprocessor system interconnects.
13) Describe Dataflow and Hybrid Architecture with a neat and well labelled block diagram.
14) Write down the principle of Multithreading and describe the architecture of the same.
15) Describe the MACH/OS kernel architecture in detail.
16) Describe the OSF/1 architecture and write down its application in detail.