a. Describe the functions and structure of Input/output (I/O) module in a computer system b. Describe the techniques for I/O operations c. With the aid of a flowchart describe a simple Interrupt processing. d. Since there are multiple interrupt modules in a Computer System, describe with appropriate illustration how the processors determine which processors issue the interrupts and where multiple interrupts have occurred describe how the processor know which one to process e. What are the advantages of Direct Memory Access (DMA) over other forms of I/O processing, its operation, its configurations and an example of its system bus usage? Input/Output 1. a. Explain with appropriate illustration the classification of parallel processor architecture b. Describe the concepts of Multiprogramming and Multiprocessing c. The idea of increasing processing speed by increasing clock speed, number of instructions per cycle and increasing the number of processors packed into a core have tremendously increased processing power even on a desktop computer. Apart from the above stated methods, discuss other practical methods of achieving huge processing throughput. Discuss the benefits, limitations and architectural implementation of these methods d. What are the different approaches to Vector Computation? Illustrate alternative programs for vector computation in C or any other language that you are family with (Do not use Matlab) e. Your organization is a newly established banking institution that is looking to spread across the globe and carry out banking at its best. In addition to basic requirement of banking, the organization intend to activate the use of facial images and fingerprint identification at ATMs and various teller points. Discuss with appropriate illustration the processing architecture f. Discuss multicore organization architectural alternatives. Illustrate with Intel core duo and Intel core i7-990x block diagrams. Parallel Processing/Multicore Computers 2