MODULE 1
Basic Structure of Computers: Basic Operational
Concepts, Bus Structures, Performance – Processor Clock, Basic Performance
Equation, Clock Rate, Performance Measurement. Machine Instructions and
Programs: Memory Location and Addresses, Memory Operations, Instructions and
Instruction Sequencing, Addressing Modes
Textbook 1: Chapter1 – 1.3, 1.4, 1.6 (1.6.1-1.6.4, 1.6.7), Chapter2 – 2.2 to 2.5
MODULE 1 NOTES
MODULE 2
Input/output Organization: Accessing I/O Devices, Interrupts
– Interrupt Hardware, Direct Memory Access, Buses, Interface Circuits
Textbook 1: Chapter4 – 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6
MODULE 3
Memory
System: Basic Concepts, Semiconductor RAM Memories,
Read Only Memories, Speed, Size, and Cost, Cache Memories – Mapping Functions,
Virtual memories
Textbook 1: Chapter 5 – 5.1 to 5.4, 5.5 (5.5.1, 5.5.2)
MODULE 4
Arithmetic: Numbers, Arithmetic Operations and Characters, Addition and Subtraction of Signed Numbers, Design of Fast Adders, Multiplication of Positive Numbers.Basic Processing Unit: Fundamental Concepts, Execution of a Complete Instruction, Hardwired control, Microprogrammed control
Textbook 1: Chapter2-2.1, Chapter6 – 6.1 to
6.3
MODULE 5
Pipeline and Vector Processing: Parallel
Processing, Pipelining, Arithmetic Pipeline, Instruction Pipeline, Vector
Processing, Array Processors
