Unit 1 Structure of Computers

2 lecture hours

• Computer types
• Functional units
• Basic operational concepts
• Von Neumann Architecture
• Bus Structures
• Multiprocessors and Multicomputer
• Data representation
• Fixed and Floating point
• Error detection and correction codes

Unit 2 Register Transfer and Micro-operations

6 lecture hours

• Register Transfer language
• Register Transfer
• Bus and Memory Transfers (Tree-State Bus Buffers
• Memory Transfer)
• Arithmetic Micro Operations
• Logic Micro- Operations
• Shift Micro-Operations
• Arithmetic logical shift unit

Unit 3 Basic Computer Organization and Design Instruction codes, Computer

4 lecture hours

• computer instructions
• Timing and Control
• Instruction cycle
• Memory-Reference Instructions
• Input-output and interrupt
• Complete computer description
• Design of Basic computer
• Design of Accumulator Unit

Unit 4 Assembly Language Programming Introduction, Machine Language,

• Assembly Language Programming: Arithmetic and logic operations
• looping constructs

Unit 5 Micro programmed Control Organization

• Control Memory
• Address sequencing
• Micro program example
• Design of Control Unit 2 5

Unit 6 Central Processing Unit Introduction, General Register Organization,

• Stack Organization
• Instruction format
• Addressing Modes
• Data transfer and manipulation
• Program control
• Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) & Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC) 6 15

Unit 7 Pipeline And Vector Processing Flynn's taxonomy, Parallel Processing,

5 lecture hours

• Arithmetic Pipeline
• RISC Pipeline
• Vector Processing
• Array Processors 3

Unit 8 Input-Output Organization Input-Output Interface, Asynchronous Data

4 lecture hours

• Modes Of Transfer
• Priority Interrupt, DMA, Input-Output Processor (IOP)
• CPUIOP Communication
• Serial communication

Unit 9 Memory Organization Memory Hierarchy, Main Memory, Auxiliary

• Associative Memory
• Cache Memory
• Virtual Memory. 4 10

Unit 10 Computer Arithmetic Introduction, Addition and subtraction,

4 lecture hours

• Multiplication Algorithms (Booth Multiplication Algorithm)
• Division Algorithms
• Floating Point Arithmetic operations
• Decimal Arithmetic Unit

Unit 11 Multiprocessors Characteristics of Multiprocessors, Interconnection

4 lecture hours

• Inter-processor Arbitration
• Inter-processor Communication and Synchronization
• Cache Coherence
• Shared Memory Multiprocessors
• Program Name: Bachelor of Engineering Level: UG Subject Code: BE04000251 Subject Name: Computer Organization & Architecture