COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE
Lecture : 4 Hrs/week Practical : 1 Hr/week
One paper: 100 marks / 3 Hrs duration Practical exam: 25 marks
1. DIGITAL LOGIC 6 Hrs
•Boolean Algebra
•Gates
•Combinational Circuits
o Implementation of Boolean Functions
•Algebraic Simplification
•Karnaugh maps
o Multiplexers / Demultiplexers
o Decodes / Encodes
o Adders : Half, Full
•Sequential Circuits
o Flips-Flops: S-R, J-K, D
o Registers: Parallel, Shift
o Counters: Ripple, Synchronous
2.THE COMPUTER SYSTEM 13 Hrs
•Computer function and Interconnection
o Computer functions
o Interconnection Structures
o Bus Interconnection
•Memory system design
o Memory hierarchy and SRAM
o Advanced DRAM Organisation
o Interleaved memory, Associative memory
o Nonvolatile memory
o RAID
•Cache memory
o Cache memory Principles
o Elements of cache design
o Improving Cache Performance
•Input/Output
o External devices
o I/O modules
o Programmed I/O
o Interrupt-driven I/O
o Direct Memory Access
•I/O Channels and Processors
3. CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT 13 Hrs
•Instruction set: characteristics & functions
o Machine Instruction characteristics
o Type of Operands
o Types of Operations
•Instruction set: addressing modes & formats
o Addressing
o Instruction Formats
•CPU structure and Function
o Processor Organization
o Register Organization
o Instruction cycle
o Instruction Pipelining
•RISC
•Instruction Level Parallelism and Superscalar Processors
o Superscalar versus super pipelined
o Limitations
o Instruction level parallelism and machine parallelism
o Instruction issue policy
o Register Renaming
o Branch Prediction
o Superscalar Execution
o Superscalar Implementation
4. CONTROL UNIT 6 Hrs
•Control Unit Operation
o Micro-operation
o Control of the processor
o Hardwired Implementation
•Microprogrammed Control
•Basic Concepts
5. PARALLEL ORGANISATION 7 Hrs
•Microprocessor organizations
o Types of parallel Processor Systems
o Parallel organizations
•Symmetric Multiprocessors
o Organization
•Clusters
o Cluster Configurations
o Cluster computer Architecture
Term work/Practical : Each candidate will submit a journal /assignments in which at least 10 assignments based on the above syllabus and the internal test paper.
References :
•Digital Computer Fundamentals, Bartee C.Thomas, McGraw-Hill International Edition
•Computer Architecture by Nicolas Carter, Schaum’s outlines, McGraw-Hill
•Advance Computer Architecture 2nd Edition by Parthsarthy, Thomson
•Computer Organisation by Hamacher C, Zaky S. McGraw Hill
•Computer Organisation and Architecture; Stallings, W Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi
•Computer Architecture, Behrooz Parhami, Oxford University Press
•Computer Fundamentals Architecture & Organisation B. Ram New Age
•Computer Organization I.S.R.D. group Tata McGraw Hill
