mca Syllabus

Computer Organization & Architecture
CS-404
Contacts: 3L
Credits: 3

Concepts & Terminology: Digital computer concepts; Von-Neumann concept ; Hardware & Software and their nature ; structure & functions of a computer system , Role of operating system.
Memory Unit : Memory classification , characteristics ; Organization of RAM , address decoding ROM/PROM/EEPROM ; Magnetic memories , recording formats & methods , Disk & tape units; Concept of memory map , memory hierarchy , Associative memory organization ; Cache introduction , techniques to reduce cache misses , concept of virtual memory & paging.
CPU Design: The ALU – ALU organization , Integer representation , 1s and 2s complement arithmetic ; Serial & Parallel Address; implementation of high speed Address Carry Look Ahead & carry Save Address; Multiplication of signed binary numbers-Booth’s algorithm ; Divide algorithms- Restoring & Non-Restoring ; Floating point number arithmetic; Overflow detection , status flags.

Instruction Set Architecture- Choice of instruction set ; Instruction word formats ; Addressing modes.

Control Design – Timing diagrams; T-States , Controlling arithmetic & logic instruction , control structures ; Hardwired & Micro programmed, CISC & RISC characteristics.

Pipelining-general concept , speed up , instruction & arithmetic pipeline; Examples of some pipeline in modern processors , pipeline hazards; Flynn’s classification –SISD ,SIMD , MISD , MIMD architectures-Vector and Array processors & their comparison , Concept of Multiprocessor; Centralized & distributed architectures.

Input/output Organization : Introduction to Bus architecture , effect of bus widths , Programmed & Interrupt I/O , DMA.

Text:
1.Hayes-- Computer Architecture & Organization,3/e ,MH
2.Carter—Computer Architecture (Schaum Series), TMH
3.Mano M.M—“Computer System Architecture”
4.Chaudhury P. Pal—“ Computer Organization & Design” , PHI

Reference:
1.Hamacher—Computer Organization, 5/e, MH
2.Stallings W—“ Computer Organization & Architecture” , MH