COURSE SCHEDULE

Week 01:
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
• Organization & Architecture.
• Structure & Function.
• Why Study Computer Organization & Architecture.
• Computer Components.
• Computer Functions.
• Bus Interconnections.
COMPUTER SYSTEM ORGANIZATION
• Processors.
o Instruction Execution
o CPU Organization
o Parallel Instruction Execution
• Memory.
• Input/output.

Week 02:
INSTRUCTION SETS: CHARACTERISTICS & FUNCTIONS
• Machine Instruction characteristics.
• Types of Operands.
• Types of Operations.
• Assembly Language.

Week 03:
INSTRUCTION SETS & ADDRESSING MODES
• Addressing.
• Addressing Modes.
• Instruction Formats.
COMPUTER ARITHMETIC
• The Arithmetic And Logic Unit

Week 04:
COMPUTER ARITHMETIC
• Integer Representation.
• Integer Arithmetic.
• Floating-Point Representation.
• Floating-Point Arithmetic.

Week 05:
COMPUTER ARITHMETIC
• Addition and Subtraction.
• Multiplication & Division.
• Comparators.
• RTL.

Week 06:
CPU STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
• Processor Organization.
• Register Organization.
• Instruction Cycle.

Week 07:
CPU STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
• Instruction Pipelining.
• The Pentium Processor.
• The PowerPC Processor

Week 08:
ASSESSING AND UNDERSTANDING PERFORMANCE
• Assessing Performance of CPU.
• CPU Performance and its Factors.
• Evaluating Performance.


MID TERM


Week 09:
CONTROL UNIT OPERATIONS
• Micro-Operations.
• Control of the Processor.
• Hardwired Implementation.

Week 10:
MICROPROGRAMMED CONTROL
• Basic Concepts.
• Microinstruction Sequencing.
• Microinstruction Execution.
• Applications of Microprogramming.

Week 11:
REDUCED INSTRUCTION SET COMPUTERS
• Instruction Execution Characteristics.
• RISC.
• RISC Pipelining.
• RISC versus CISC Controversy.

Week 12:
CACHE MEMORY.
• Computer Memory System Overview.
• Cache Memory Principles.
• Elements of Cache Design.

Week 13:
INTERNAL MEMORY.
• Semiconductor Main Memory.
• Error Correction.
• Advanced DRAM Organization.

Week 14:
EXTERNAL MEMORY
• Magnetic Disk.
• RAID.
• Optical Memory.
• Magnetic Tape.

Week 15:
INPUT/OUTPUT.
• External Devices.
• I/O Modules.
• Programmed I/O.

Week 16:
INPUT/OUTPUT.
• Interrupt-Driven I/O.
• DMA.
• I/O Channels & Processes.
The External Interface: FireWire & InfiBand