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Saturday, September 4, 2010

Computer Architecture

Course Title: Computer Architecture
Course no: CSC-201                                                             Full Marks: 80+20
Credit hours: 3                                                                     Pass Marks: 32+8
Nature of course: Theory (3 Hrs.)
Course Synopsis: This course gives the fundamental knowledge concern with the way the hardware components are connected together to form a computer system and how they interact to provide the processing needs of the user.
Goals:
· Introduces the fundamental concepts behind the design working and organization of a computer system.
· Instruction set architecture, memory hierarchies and interconnection.
Course Contents:
Unit 1. Data Representation 5 Hrs.

Complements, Fixed point representation, Floating-Point Representation, Gray Code, Error Detection Codes

Unit 2. Microoperations 5 Hrs.

Arithmetic Microoperations, Logic Microoperations, Shift Microoperations, Arithmetic Logic Shift Unit

Unit 3. Fundamental of Computer Organization and Design 7 Hrs.

Computer Register, Computer Instructions, Instruction Cycle, Input and Output and Interrupt, Basic computer Design and Accumulator Logic

Unit 4. Control Unit 5 Hrs.

Control Memory, Hardwired control, Microprogrammed Control

Unit 5. Central Processing Unit 6 Hrs.

Register Organization, Register Stack an memory Stack, One address and two address instruction, Addressing Modes, Data transfer and Manipulation, Introduction to RISC and CISC

Unit 6. Fixed point Computer Arithmetic 5 Hrs.

Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication, Division Algorithm

Unit 7. Input and Output Organization 6 Hrs.

Introduction to Peripheral Devices, I/O interface, Direct Memory Access ( DMA), I/O Processor, Data communication processor

Unit 8. Memory Organization 6 Hrs.

Hierarchy of Memory System, Primary and Secondary Memory, Virtual Memory, Memory Management hardware

Text Books: M. Morris Mano, Computer System Architecture
References:

M. Morris Mano "Digital Design", Pearson Education, Third Edition
M. Morris Mano "Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals, Pearson Education, 2nd Edition Updated.

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