COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE 21CS34

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 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 2 NOTES

QUESTION BANK

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 3 NOTES

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 4 NOTES

MODULE 5

Pipeline and Vector Processing: Parallel Processing, Pipelining, Arithmetic Pipeline, Instruction Pipeline, Vector Processing, Array Processors

Textbook 2: Chapter 9 – 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.6, 9.7

MODULE 5 NOTES

M4 AND M5 QBANK