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Computer Organization & Architecture


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Course Name        BCA (Bachelor of Computer Application)

Subject Code       BC0040 (Computer Organization & Architecture)

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Computer Organization & Architecture Syllabus.

Unit 1 Basic Structure of a Digital Computer
Introduction , Structure of a computer system , Central processing Unit , Memory Unit , Input/Output , System interconnection , Arithmetic Logic Unit ,Control Unit , Bus Structure , Von Neumann Architecture

Unit 2 CPU and Register Organization
Register Organization , User-visible Registers , Control and Status Registers , Program Status Word (PSW) , CPU Organization , Study of CPU organization in 8085 microprocessor , Example of Register Organization in different machine , The Zilog Z8000 machine , Intel 8086 machine , Motorola 68000 machine , Instruction cycle , Basic instruction cycle , Basic instruction state diagram

Unit 3 Interconnection Structures
Types of exchange of information , Modules of System , Different types of transfers , Types of Buses , Elements of Bus Design , Bus Types , Method of arbitration , Bus Timing , Bus width , Bus Structure , Single Bus System , Two Bus Organization , The Bus Standard

Unit 4 Instruction sets: Addressing Methods and formats
Introduction , instruction Characteristics Instruction representation , Instruction types , Number of addresses , Instruction Set Design , Types of Operands , Data types , IBM 370 Data types , VAX Data types , Types of Operations , Data transfer , Arithmetic , Logical , Conversion , I/O, system control , Transfer of control , System Control, Addressing Modes , Direct addressing mode , Immediate addressing mode , Indirect addressing mode , Register addressing mode , Register Indirect addressing mode , Displacement addressing mode , Relative addressing mode, Base address addressing , Indexing , Stack addressing , Other additional addressing , Instruction formats , Instruction Length , Allocation of bits , Variable length instruction , Stacks & Subroutines , Stacks ,Subroutines

Unit 5 ALU and Binary Arithmetic
Introduction, Arithmetic Logic Unit, Number Representations, Binary Arithmetic, Floating point Number, Real Numbers

Unit 6 Memory Unit
Introduction, Characteristics of Memory Systems, Main Memory , Types of Random- Access Semiconductor Memory , Organization , Static and dynamic memories ,Memory system considerations ,Design of memory subsystem using Static Memory Chips , Design of memory subsystem using Dynamic Memory Chips ,Memory interleaving , Cache Memory , Principles of cache memory , Structure of cache memory, Performance using cache memory , Elements of Cache Design , Mapping functions , Replacement algorithms , External Memory , Magnetic Disk , RAID , Virtual memory , Memory Management in Operating Systems

Unit 7 Input/Output
Introduction , External Devices , Classification of external devices , Input/Output problems , Input/Output Module , I/O Module Function , I/O Module Decisions , Input Output Techniques , Programmed I/O , I/O commands , I/O instructions , Interrupt Driven I/O , Basic concepts of an Interrupt , Response of CPU to an Interrupt , Design Issues , Priorities , Interrupt handling , Types of Interrupts , Direct Memory Access , DMA Function and Operation , DMA Configurations , DMA Controller , DMA Transfer Types , DMA Transfer modes , DMA Controller Operation , Advantages , Synchronization Requirements for DMA and Interrupts , Synchronization with Interrupts , Synchronization with DMA

Unit 8 Control Unit
Fundamental concepts , Micro operations , Micro operations of Fetch cycle , Indirect Cycle , The execute cycle , The Instruction cycle , Control of the CPU , Functional Requirements , Control Signals , Data paths and control signals , Data Path Inside A CPU , Single bus structure , Two bus structure , Three bus structure , Execution of a complete instruction , Branching , Sequencing Of Control Signals , Hardwired Control Unit , Micro-Programmed Control

Unit 9 Parallel Model of Computers and Pipelining
Introduction , Parallel/Vector Computers , Parallelism and pipelining , Classification based on data streams and instructions , Parallel/Vector Computers , Development Layers , New
Challenges , Pipelining , Principles of Linear Pipelining , Pipeline structure of CPU , Timings of pipelining, Effect of pipelining , Basic Performance Issues in Pipelining , The
Major Hurdle of Pipelining , Structural Hazards , Data Hazards , Control Hazards

Unit 10 Advanced Processor Technology
Introduction , Instruction set Architecture , RISC and CISC , Characteristics of CISC ,
Characteristics of RISC , RISC versus CISC , Instruction set complexity- RISC versus CISC , Vector processing requirements , Characteristics of vector processing , Multiple vector task dispatching , Super scalar processors , The emergence and spread of super scalar processors , Specific task of Super scalar processing , Super Scalar instruction issue , The design space , Issue policies , Instruction issue policies of scalar processors , Instruction issue policies of superscalar processors


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