Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : CS3061 : Computer Architecture { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Dr. Arun Kumar
Syllabus
Unit I: Overview of Computer Architecture and Organization: Contrast between computer architecture and organization, Fundamentals of computer architecture, Organization of von Neumann machine, Basic operation concepts, Performance and Historical perspective.
Unit II: Computer Arithmetic and Machine Instruction: Representation of integers and real numbers algorithm for carrying out common integer and floating-point operations, Memory Locations and Addresses, Memory operations, Instruction format, execution cycle, Instruction types and addressing modes.
Unit III: Memory System Organization and Architecture: Memory system hierarchy, main memory organization, cache memory, virtual memory.
Unit IV: I/O organization: Bus control, Serial I/O (study of Asynchronous and synchronous modes, USART & VART), Parallel Data transfer: (Program controlled: Asynchronous, synchronous & Interrupt driven modes, DMA mode, interrupt controller and DMA controller), Buses Device subsystem, External storage system, RAID architecture.
Unit V: Control Unit Design: Instruction sequencing, Instruction interpretation, control memory, Hardwired Control, Micro programmed Control, Micro programmed Computers.
Unit VI: Organization of CPU: Single vs multiple data path ISA Control unit Instruction, pipelining, Trends in computer
architecture: CISC, RISC, VLIW, Introduction to ILP Pipeline Hazards: Structural, data and control Reducing the effects of hazards.
Course Objectives
- To provide students with basic concepts of computer systems and their logical operations.
- To make the students understand the basic operations involved in the execution of an instruction.
- Explain the basic concept of interrupts and their usage to implement I/O control and data transfers.
- Identify the different architectural design issues that can affect the performance of a computer such as RISC architecture, instruction set design, and addressing modes.
Course Outcomes
Aware of various critical operations involved in executions of a process. <br />Aware of I/O organization and interconnection structures of computer system.
Essential Reading
- V. C. Hamacher, Z. G. Veranesic, and S. G. Zaky, Computer Organization, Tata McGraw Hill
- William Stallings, Computer Organization and Architecture -– Designing for Performance, Pearson Education
Supplementary Reading
- J. P. Hayes, Computer Architecture and Organisation, McGraw Hill
- D.A. Pattersen and J. L. Hennesy, Computer Architecture- A quantitative Approach, Morgan Kaufman