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Machine instructions and Addressing modes. ALU, data‐path and control unit. Instruction pipelining. Pipeline hazards, Memory hierarchy: cache, main memory and secondary storage; I/O interface (Interrupt and DMA mode)

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\\\hline\textbf{1 Mark Count} & 2&2&2& 3 &1&2&1&2&3
\\\hline\textbf{2 Marks Count} & 3&3&4& 2 &2&2&2&2.67&4
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