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Course Objectives:: Introduction: Basic Structure of Computers: Computer Types, Functional Units

This document outlines the course objectives, outcomes, units, and textbooks for the "Computer Organization & Operating Systems" Master of Computer Applications course at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada. The objectives are to conceptualize computer organization, learn memory hierarchy functions, and study data transfer techniques. The 5 units cover topics like basic computer structure, machine instructions, processing units, operating system concepts, process management, synchronization, memory management, and file systems. The referenced textbooks provide further information on computer architecture, operating systems, and Unix programming.

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Course Objectives:: Introduction: Basic Structure of Computers: Computer Types, Functional Units

This document outlines the course objectives, outcomes, units, and textbooks for the "Computer Organization & Operating Systems" Master of Computer Applications course at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada. The objectives are to conceptualize computer organization, learn memory hierarchy functions, and study data transfer techniques. The 5 units cover topics like basic computer structure, machine instructions, processing units, operating system concepts, process management, synchronization, memory management, and file systems. The referenced textbooks provide further information on computer architecture, operating systems, and Unix programming.

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY KAKINADA

KAKINADA – 533 003, Andhra Pradesh, India


MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (MCA)
(For Two-Year PG Programme)

COMPUTER ORGANIZATION & OPERATING SYSTEMS (MCA1103)

Course Objectives:

The objectives of this course are to

• Conceptualize the basics of organizational and architectural issues of a


digital computer.

• Learn the function of each element of a memory hierarchy.

• Study various data transfer techniques in digital computer.

Course Outcomes (COs): At the end of the course, student will be able to

• Understand the basic organization of computer and different instruction


formats and addressing modes

• Analyze the concept of pipelining, segment registers and pin diagram of


CPU.

• Understand and analyze various issues related to memory hierarchy

• Evaluate various modes of data transfer between CPU and I/O devices

• Examine various inter connection structures of multi processors

UNIT I:

Introduction: Basic Structure of Computers: Computer Types, Functional units,


Basic Operational concepts, Bus structures, Software, Performance, multiprocessor
and multi computers, Historical perspective.

Machine Instructions and Programs: Numbers, Arithmetic Operations, and


Characters, Memory locations and addresses, Memory operations, Instructions and
Instruction sequencing, Addressing Modes, Assembly Languages, stacks and
Queues Basic Input/output Operations, role of Stacks and Queues Additional
Instructions

UNIT II:

Processing Unit: Fundamental Concepts: Register Transfers, Performing an


Arithmetic or Logic Operation, Fetching a Word from Memory, Execution of
Complete Instruction, Hardwired Control.

Micro Programmed Control: Microinstructions, Micro program Sequencing,


Wide Branch Addressing Microinstructions with next –Address Field

UNIT III:

Introduction to Operating System Concept: Types of Operating Systems, Operating


Systems Concepts, Operating System Operations. Operating Systems Structures-
Operating System Services, User Operating-System Interface, Introduction to
System calls, Types of System Calls.

Process Management: Process concept, Process State Diagram, Process control


block, Process Scheduling, Inter process Communication, Threads- Threading
Issues, Scheduling- Basic Concepts, Scheduling Criteria, Scheduling Algorithms.

UNIT IV:

Process Synchronization: The Critical-Section Problem, Peterson’s Solution,


Synchronization Hardware, Semaphores, Classic Problems of Synchronization,
Monitors, Principles of deadlock: System Model, Deadlock characterization,
Deadlock handling, Deadlock Prevention, Detection and Avoidance, Recovery
Starvation, Critical Regions form Deadlock

UNIT V:

Memory Management: Swapping, Contiguous Memory Allocation, Paging,


structure of the Page Table, Segmentation Virtual Memory Management- Demand
Paging, Page-Replacement Algorithms, Thrashing. File-System Interface: File
Concept, Access Methods, Directory structure, File-System mounting, Files
Sharing, Protection. File-System implementation- File-System Structure,
Allocation Methods, Free-Space Management, Disk Structure, Disk Scheduling
Text Books:

1) Computer Organization, Carl Hamacher, Zvonks Vranesic, Safea Zaky,


5th ed, McGraw Hill.

2) Operating System concepts, 7th ed, Abraham Siliberschatz, Galvin, John Wiley
& Sons, Inc

3) Advanced Programming in the Unix environment by W. Richard Stevens

Reference Books:

1) Computer Architecture and Organization , John P. Hayes ,3rd Edition, McGraw


Hill

2) Computer Organization and Architecture, William Stallings 6th Edition,


Pearson/PHI

3) Operating Systems, 6th Edition, William Stallings, PHI/Pearson

4) Unix and Shell Programming by B.M. Harwani, OXFORD University Press

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