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GATE CSE Computer Organization and Architecture syllabus

Instructions, datapath, pipelining, memory hierarchy and I/O.

About Computer Organization and Architecture in GATE CSE

The GATE CSE 2027 syllabus lists 5 topics under Computer Organization and Architecture.

It is one of the 9 subjects that together carry 72 of the 100 marks (Computer Science subjects). General Aptitude adds 15 marks and is common to every paper. The exam has 65 questions (MCQ, MSQ and NAT) in 3 hours.

See the full GATE CSE syllabus for every subject and the marks distribution.

Computer Organization and Architecture topics

  • Machine instructions and addressing modes
  • ALU, data path and control unit
  • Instruction pipelining and pipeline hazards
  • Memory hierarchy: cache, main memory and secondary storage
  • I/O interface: interrupt and DMA mode

Computer Organization and Architecture PYQs & weightage

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GATE CSE previous year questions (PYQs) on Computer Organization and Architecture, with answers, solutions and topic-wise weightage, will appear here as they are published.