CSE402 / COA

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M1: Overview of COA

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Introduction to Computer Organization and Architecture
- Basic organization of a computer
- Block-level description of functional units
Performance Measures
- Performance metrics of computer architecture
Bus and I/O Connectivity
- Introduction to buses
- Bus structure
- Connecting I/O devices to CPU and memory

M2: CPU & Register Transfer Operations

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Instruction and Register Fundamentals
- Instruction codes
- Computer registers
- Computer instructions
- Register Transfer Language (RTL)
Timing and Control
- Timing mechanisms
- Control mechanisms
- Instruction cycle
Memory and I/O Operations
- Memory reference instructions
- Input-output and interrupt reference instructions
Arithmetic Operations
- Signed multiplication
- Booth’s algorithm
- Division of integers
  - Restoring division
  - Non-restoring division
- Floating-point arithmetic
  - Addition
  - Subtraction

M3: Processor Org & Architecture

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CPU Architecture
- Introduction to CPU architecture
- General register organization
- Stack organization
Instruction Representation
- Instruction formats
- Instruction types
Control Unit Design
- Hardwired control unit
- Micro-programmed (soft-wired) control unit
  - Microinstruction sequencing and execution
  - Micro operations
- Design of control unit
  - Control memory
  - Address sequencing
Data and Program Handling
- Addressing modes
- Data transfer and manipulation
- Program control
Instruction Set Architectures
- Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC)
- Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC)
Accumulator Logic
- Design of accumulator logic

M4: Memory Organisation

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Memory Fundamentals
- Memory hierarchy
- Memory characteristics
Cache Memory
- Concept of cache memory
- Cache architecture (L1, L2, L3)
- Mapping techniques
- Cache coherency
Other Memory Types
- Interleaved memory
- Associative memory
Virtual Memory
- Concept of virtual memory
- Segmentation
- Paging
- Page replacement policies

M5: I/O Org. & Peripherals

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Input/Output Systems
- I/O modules
- I/O processor
Data Transfer Techniques
- Programmed I/O
- Interrupt-driven I/O
- Direct Memory Access (DMA)
Pipeline and Parallel Processing
- Pipeline processing
  - Arithmetic pipeline
  - Instruction pipeline
  - RISC pipeline
- Parallel processing
  - Introduction to parallel processing systems