Computer Organization and Architecture

Below is the syllabus for Computer Organization and Architecture:-

Unit-I

Data representation and Computer arithmetic: Introduction to Computer Systems, Organization and architecture, evolution and computer generations; Fixed point representation of numbers, digital arithmetic algorithms for Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication using Booth’s algorithm and Division using restoring and non restoring algorithms. Floating-point representation with IEEE standards and its arithmetic operations.

Unit-II

Basic Computer Organization and Design: Instruction codes, stored program organization, computer registers and common bus system, computer instructions, timing and control, instruction cycle: Fetch and Decode, Register reference instructions; Memory reference instructions. Input, output and Interrupt: configuration, instructions, Program interrupts, Interrupt cycle, Micro programmed Control organization, address sequencing, microinstruction format, and microprogram sequencer.

Unit-III

Central Processing Unit: General register organization, the stack organization, instruction formats, addressing modes, Data transfer, and manipulation, Program control. CISC and RISC: features and comparison. Pipeline and Vector Processing, Parallel Processing, Pipelining, Instruction Pipeline, Basics of vector processing, and Array Processors.

Unit-IV

Input-output organization: I/O interface. I/O Bus and interface modules, I/O versus Memory Bus. Asynchronous data transfer: Strobe control, Handshaking, Asynchronous serial transfer. Modes of Transfer: Programmed I/O, Interrupt driven I/O, Priority interrupt; Daisy chaining, Parallel Priority interrupt. Direct Memory Access, DMA controller, and transfer. Input-output Processor, CPU-IOP communication, I/O channel.

TEXTBOOK:

William Stallings, “Computer Organization and Architecture – Designing for Performance”, Sixth Edition, Pearson Education, 2003.
Morris Mano, M., “Computer System Architecture,” 3/e, Pearson Education, 2005.
John P. Hayes, “Computer Architecture and Organization,” 3/e, TMH, 1998.

REFERENCES:

David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy, “Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software interface”, Third Edition, Elsevier, 2005.
V.P. Heuring, H.F. Jordan, “Computer Systems Design and Architecture”, Second Edition, Pearson Education, 2004.
Carl Hamacher, Zvonko Vranesic and Safwat Zaky, “Computer Organization”, Fifth Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2002.

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