About this exam

This is a 2024 midterm exam paper for computer-architecture-organization at aastu (software-engineering). * This is a midterm test covering fundamental concepts in computer architecture and performance analysis. * **Topics Covered:** * CPU performance equations (CPI, clock cycle time, execution time). * Instruction set architecture and instruction classes. * Cache memory organization and addressing. * **Exam Format:** * Workout/Problem-solving questions. * Total weight: 15%. * Time allocated: 1 hour.