Midterm Exam Prep
The exam pattern decoded plus four full past papers (Summer 2024 → Spring 2026), every question worked out with reveal-able solutions.
Sections
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Exam Pattern & Cheat Sheet
How the paper is built, mark split, reference tables (IAS set, MIPS regs/opcodes).
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Summer 2024 — Solved
Full solutions: architecture, CPI/MIPS, MIPS addressing & sub encoding.
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Autumn 2024 — Solved
IAS doubling, memory scaling, CPI, Amdahl, if/else → MIPS, MIPS-64.
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Autumn 2025 — Solved
Moore, IAS size, IAS program, Amdahl derive+numeric, CPI, MIPS encode.
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Spring 2026 — Solved
IAS formats & program, Amdahl, BIPS, addressing modes, arrays, offset.
Quick summary
EXAM: CSE 214 · Full marks 30 · 1 hr 30 min · answer all 3 questions. Q1 (CO1) — Ch.1 + IAS ~10 marks Moore's law · IAS structure/memory/formats/size · IAS assembly+machine code · abstraction · embedded systems · IC generations. Q2 (CO3) — Performance ~10 marks CPU time & CPI compare · MIPS vs execution time · Amdahl's Law (derive+numeric) · BIPS. Q3 (CO2) — MIPS ~10 marks addressing modes · R/I/J formats · C→assembly→machine code · last byte/word · branch offset. STRATEGY: the same 3-question skeleton repeats every semester — master one worked example of each type and you can answer the whole paper.