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EC 6703 Embedded Systems Exam Paper

The document is a question paper for an examination on embedded and real-time systems. It contains 3 parts with multiple choice and long answer questions. Part A contains 10 multiple choice questions worth 2 marks each. Part B contains 5 long answer or multi-part questions worth 13 marks each. Finally, Part C contains 1 long answer question worth 15 marks. The questions cover topics like architecture, memory organization, interprocess communication, control systems specification, distributed systems, data compression, and direct memory access.

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EC 6703 Embedded Systems Exam Paper

The document is a question paper for an examination on embedded and real-time systems. It contains 3 parts with multiple choice and long answer questions. Part A contains 10 multiple choice questions worth 2 marks each. Part B contains 5 long answer or multi-part questions worth 13 marks each. Finally, Part C contains 1 long answer question worth 15 marks. The questions cover topics like architecture, memory organization, interprocess communication, control systems specification, distributed systems, data compression, and direct memory access.

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*X20461* Reg. No.

Question Paper Code : X 20461


B.E./B.Tech. Degree Examinations, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020
Seventh/Eighth Semester
Electronics and Communication Engineering
EC 6703 – Embedded and Real Time Systems
Common to : Computer Science and Engineering/ Medical Electronics
Engineering/Biomedical Engineering
(Regulations 2013)
(Also common to : PTEC 6703 – Embedded and Real Time Systems for B.E.
(Part-Time) – Sixth Semester – Electronics and Communication Engineering/
Seventh Semester – Computer Science and Engineering)
(Regulations 2014)

Time : Three Hours Maximum : 100 Marks

Answer all questions


Part – A (10×2=20 Marks)

1. Differentiate between Von Neumann architecture and Harvard architecture.

2. Define supervisor mode.

3. What is four cycle handshake bus protocol ?

4. List the high performance features of AMBA high performance bus.

5. What happens when a process misses a deadline in automotive control system


and in multimedia system ?

6. Define power management policy.

7. What are the different phases in water development model ?

8. Draw the frame structure of IIC bus.

9. What are the basic classes for the alarm clock ?

10. What are the advantages of software MODEM ?


X 20461 *X20461*

PART – B (5×13=65 Marks)

11. a) Summarize the major steps in the embedded system design process.
(OR)
b) i) Elaborate the interface between CPU and I/O devices and the signals for
interrupting. (9)
ii) List the interrupts supported by ARM. (4)

12. a) Discuss the basic characteristics of memories and describe the organization of
RAM and ROM.
(OR)
b) Analyze the optimization of programs in high level language without rewriting
them in assembly language.

13. a) Explain the any two algorithms to assign priorities to processes. And compare
those algorithms.
(OR)
b) Elaborate on various interprocess communication mechanism.

14. a) Describe control oriented specification language and explain how it can be
used.
(OR)
b) Discuss the distributed architecture for an embedded system. Explain the
seven OSI layers.

15. a) Evaluate the principle and operation of Data Compressor that takes in data
with a constant number of bits per data element and puts out a compressed
data stream in which the data is encoded in variable-length symbols.
(OR)
b) Describe the different design stages used in the telephone answering
machine.

PART – C (1×15=15 Marks)

16. a) Build the block motion estimator to perform block motion estimation within
the PC system.
(OR)
b) i) Analyze the system level data flow and performance. (10)
ii) Discuss on the paths of data transfers without and with DMA when
transferring from memory to device. (5)
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