Computer Organization and Architecture
Definition: Computer Organization and Architecture explores the design and functioning of computer systems, including processor, memory, and input/output organization.
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Detailed Syllabus
Module 1: Basic Computer Organization
- Functional units of a computer.
- Basic operational concepts.
- Bus structures and data representation.
Module 2: Register Transfer and Microoperations
- Register transfer language.
- Arithmetic, logical and shift microoperations.
Module 3: Central Processing Unit
- Instruction formats and addressing modes.
- Control unit: hardwired and microprogrammed.
- Stack organization.
Module 4: Memory Organization
- Memory hierarchy, cache memory.
- Main memory, auxiliary memory.
- Virtual memory and memory management.
- Peripheral devices, I/O interface.
- Modes of transfer, interrupts.
- Direct Memory Access (DMA).
Module 6: Pipeline and Vector Processing
- Parallel processing, pipelining.
- Arithmetic and instruction pipeline.
- Vector processing.