JNTUH CSE-AIML CS304PC: COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE SYLLABUS

Co-requisite: A Course on “Digital Logic Design and Microprocessors”.
Course Objectives:
 The purpose of the course is to introduce principles of computer organization and the basic architectural concepts.
 It begins with basic organization, design, and programming of a simple digital computer and introduces simple register transfer language to specify various computer operations.
 Topics include computer arithmetic, instruction set design, microprogrammed control unit, pipelining and vector processing, memory organization and I/O systems, and multiprocessors
Course Outcomes:
 Understand the basics of instructions sets and their impact on processor design.
 Demonstrate an understanding of the design of the functional units of a digital computer system.
 Evaluate cost performance and design trade-offs in designing and constructing a computer processor including memory.
 Design a pipeline for consistent execution of instructions with minimum hazards.
 Recognize and manipulate representations of numbers stored in digital computers
UNIT – I
Digital Computers: Introduction, Block diagram of Digital Computer, Definition of Computer Organization, Computer Design and Computer Architecture.Register Transfer Language and Micro operations: Register Transfer language, Register Transfer,Bus and memory transfers, Arithmetic Micro operations, logic micro operations, shift micro operations,Arithmetic logic shift unit.Basic Computer Organization and Design: Instruction codes, Computer Registers Computer instructions, Timing and Control, Instruction cycle, Memory Reference Instructions, Input – Output and Interrupt.
UNIT – II
Microprogrammed Control: Control memory, Address sequencing, micro program example, design of control unit.
Central Processing Unit: General Register Organization, Instruction Formats, Addressing modes,Data Transfer and Manipulation, Program Control.
UNIT – III
Data Representation: Data types, Complements, Fixed Point Representation, Floating Point Representation.
Computer Arithmetic: Addition and subtraction, multiplication Algorithms, Division Algorithms,Floating – point Arithmetic operations. Decimal Arithmetic unit, Decimal Arithmetic operations.
UNIT – IV
Input-Output Organization: Input-Output Interface, Asynchronous data transfer, Modes of Transfer,Priority Interrupt Direct memory Access.Memory Organization: Memory Hierarchy, Main Memory, Auxiliary memory, Associate Memory,Cache Memory.

UNIT – V
Reduced Instruction Set Computer: CISC Characteristics, RISC Characteristics.Pipeline and Vector Processing: Parallel Processing, Pipelining, Arithmetic Pipeline, Instruction Pipeline, RISC Pipeline, Vector Processing, Array Processor.Multi Processors: Characteristics of Multiprocessors, Interconnection Structures, Interprocessor
arbitration, Interprocessor communication and synchronization, Cache Coherence.
TEXT BOOK:
1. Computer System Architecture – M. Moris Mano, Third Edition, Pearson/PHI.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Computer Organization – Car Hamacher, Zvonks Vranesic, Safea Zaky, Vth Edition, McGraw Hill.
2. Computer Organization and Architecture – William Stallings Sixth Edition, Pearson/PHI.
Structured Computer Organization – Andrew S. Tanenbaum, 4th Edition, PHI/Pearson

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