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Computer Organization: Course Objectives

This document provides information about a course on computer organization including: - The course objectives which are to understand the basics of computer structure, machine instructions, I/O devices, memory systems, arithmetic operations, and basic processor organization. - The course is divided into 5 modules covering topics like basic computer structure, machine instructions, I/O organization, memory systems, arithmetic, and basic processing units. - The intended learning outcomes are for students to gain knowledge in these areas of computer organization and to be able to analyze and design parts of a computer.

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Computer Organization: Course Objectives

This document provides information about a course on computer organization including: - The course objectives which are to understand the basics of computer structure, machine instructions, I/O devices, memory systems, arithmetic operations, and basic processor organization. - The course is divided into 5 modules covering topics like basic computer structure, machine instructions, I/O organization, memory systems, arithmetic, and basic processing units. - The intended learning outcomes are for students to gain knowledge in these areas of computer organization and to be able to analyze and design parts of a computer.

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COMPUTER ORGANIZATION

[As per Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) scheme]


(Effective from the academic year 2015 -2016)
SEMESTER - III
Subject Code 15CS34 IA Marks 20
Number of Lecture Hours/Week 04 Exam Marks 80

Total Number of Lecture Hours 50 Exam Hours 03

CREDITS – 04

Course objectives:
This course will enable students to

• Understand the basics of computer organization: structure and operation of computers and their
peripherals.
• Understand the concepts of programs as sequences or machine instructions.
• Expose different ways of communicating with I/O devices and standard I/O interfaces.
• Describe hierarchical memory systems including cache memories and virtual memory.
• Describe arithmetic and logical operations with integer and floating-point operands.
• Understand basic processing unit and organization of simple processor, concept of pipelining and
other large computing systems.
Module -1 Teaching
Hours

Basic Structure of Computers: Basic Operational Concepts, Bus Structures, Performance


– Processor Clock, Basic Performance Equation, Cloc k Rate, Performance Measurement.
Machine Instructions and Programs: Memory Location and Addresses, Memory 10Hours
Operations, Instructions and Instruction Sequencing, Addressing Modes, Assembly
Language, Basic Input and Output Operations, Stacks and Queues, Subroutines, Additional
Instructions, Encoding of Machine Instructions
Textbook 1: Ch 1: 1.3, 1.4, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.4, 1.6.7. Ch 2: 2.2 to 2.10, 2.12
Module -2

Input/Output Organization: Accessing I/O Devices, Interrupts – Interrupt Hard ware,


Enabling and Disabling Interrupts, Handling Multiple Devices, Controlling Device
10 Hours
Requests, Exceptions, Direct Memory Access, Buses, Interface Circuits, Standard I/O
Interfaces – PCI Bus, SCSI Bus, USB.
Textbook 1: Ch 4: 4.1, 4.2: 4.2.1 to 4.2.5, 4.4 to 4.7.
Module – 3

Memory System: Basic Concepts, Semiconductor RAM Memories, Read Only Memories,
Speed, Size, and Cost, Cache Memories – Mapping Fun ctions, Replacement Algorithms,
10 Hours
Performance Considerations, Virtual Memories, Secondary Storage.
Textbook 1: Ch 5: 5.1 to 5.4, 5.5.1, 5.5.2, 5.6, 5.7, 5.9
Module-4
Arithmetic: Numbers, Arithmetic Operations and Characters, Addition and Subtraction of
Signed Numbers, Design of Fast Adders, Multiplication of Positive Numbers, Signed
10 Hours
Operand Multiplication, Fast Multiplication, Integer Division, Floating-point Numbers and
Operations.
Textbook 1: Ch 2: 2.1, Ch 6: 6.1 to 6.7
Module-5

Basic Processing Unit: Some Fundamental Concepts, Execution of a Complete


Instruction, Multiple Bus Organization, Hard-wired Control, Micro programmed Control.
10 Hours
Embedded Systems and Large Computer Systems: Examples of Embedded
Systems,Processor chips for embedded applications, Simple Microcontroller.The
structure ofGeneral-Purpose Multiprocessors.
Textbook 1: Ch 7: 7.1 to 7.5, Ch 9:9.1 to 9.3, Ch 12:12.3
Course outcomes:
After studying this course, students will be able to:
• Acquire knowledge of
- The basic structure of computers & machine instructions and programs, Addressing Modes,
Assembly Language, Stacks, Queues and Subroutines.
- Input/output Organization such as accessing I/O Devices, Interrupts.
- Memory system basic Concepts, Semiconductor RAM Memories, Static memories,
Asynchronous DRAMS, Read Only Memories, Cache Memories and Virtual Memories.
- Some Fundamental Concepts of Basic Processing Unit, Execution of a Complete Instruction,
Multiple Bus Organization, Hardwired Control and Micro programmed Control.
- Pipelining, embedded and large computing system architecture.
• Analyse and design arithmetic and logical units.
• Apply the knowledge gained in the design of Computer.
• Design and evaluate performance of memory systems
• Understand the importance of life-long learning
Graduate Attributes (as per NBA)
1. Engineering Knowledge
2. Problem Analysis
3. Life-Long Learning
Question paper pattern:
The question paper will have ten
questions. There will be 2 questions from
each module.
Each question will have questions covering all the topics under a module.
The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:
1. Carl Hamacher, ZvonkoVranesic, SafwatZaky: Computer Organization, 5th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill,
2002.
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Reference Books:William Stallings: Computer Organization & Architecture, 9 Edition, Pearson, 2015.

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