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Subject Code MT0041 (Computer Architecture)
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PART - A
PART - B
PART - C
Computer Architecture Syllabus.
Unit 1: Basic structure of a Computer
Functional Units – Input, Output, Memory, ALU and Control Units, Operational
Concepts, Fundamental Computer Architecture – Stack Machine, The Accumulator
Based Machines,
The Load/ Store machine, Role of Operating Systems, Bus Structure –Two Bus
Organization, Single Bus Organization, The Bus Standards,
Unit 2: Addressing Methods and Program Sequencing
Bus Addressability – big Endian and Little Endian assignments, Word
Alignment, Accessing numbers. Characters and character strings, Instructions and
Instruction sequencing, Addressing Modes, Stacks, Subroutines
Unit 3: The Processing Unit
Data Path inside a CPU, Single Bus Structure, Two Bus Structure, Three Bus
Structure, Execution of a complete instruction, Sequencing of control signals,
Hardwired Control,
Micro-Programmed Controls
Unit 4: Main Memory
Basic Concepts, Static and Dynamic Memories, Memory System considerations,
Memory Interleaving, cache Memory, Virtual Memory, Memory Management, The VAX –
11 Virtual Memory System
Unit 5: Input Output Organization
Basic IO Operations, Programmed I/O, Interrupt Driven I/O, Interrupt
Handling, Types of Interrupts, Direct Memory Access, Synchronization
requirements for DMA and Interrupts
Unit 6: Computer Arithmetic
Number Representation- Non-negative Integers, Negative Integers,
Infinite-Precision Ten’s Complements, Finite-Precision Ten’s Complements,
Finite-Precision Two’s Complements,
Binary Arithmetic, Binary Addition, Subtraction, Overflow and Underflow,
Multiplication – Unsigned Integer Multiplication Integers: Straight forward
Method, Unsigned Integer Multiplication Integers: An efficient Method, Positive
Integer Multiplication, Signed Integer Multiplication, Introduction to Booth’s
Algorithm, Booth’s Multiplication Algorithms, Advantages and limitations of the
Booth’s Algorithm, Division, Floating Point Numbers, Real Numbers
Unit 1: Computer Architecture
Evolution of Interpretation of Concept of Computer Architecture, Parallel
and Vector Computers, Development Layers, New Challenges, Concrete architecture
of Computer
Systems, Abstract Architecture of Processors
Unit 2: Pipelining
Introduction to Pipelining, Principles of Liner Pipelining, Basic
Performance Issues in Pipelining, The Major hurdle of Pipelining
Unit 3: High Performance Techniques
Measuring Costs, The role of Applications, The effect of Technological
change on Cost, Algorithms and Architecture
Unit 4: Vector Processing
Vector Processing Requirements, Super Scalar Processors, Instructions Set
Principles, RISC and CISC
Unit 5: Hierarchical Memory Structures
Memory Hierarchy, Virtual Memory System, Cache Memories and management,
Cache Coherence, Branch Prediction
Unit 6: Programming Models
Message Passing Interface, Interconnection Networks
Unit 7: I/O Systems
The Role of I/O, I/O System Storage Management, Evolution of I/O Systems
Organization, I/O Processors/ Channels, I/O System Support for Multiprocessors,
I/O Subsystems
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