Computer System Architecture

Unit 1: Digital Logic Circuits

• Logic Gates
• Truth Tables
• Boolean Algebra
• Digital Circuits
• Combinational Circuits
• Sequential Circuits
• Circuit Simplification Using Karnaugh Map
• Don’t Care Conditions
• Flip-flops
• Characteristic Tables
• Excitation Table

Unit 2: Digital Components

• What is a Half Adder
• What is a Full Adder
• Introduction to Decoders
• Introduction to Encoders
• Introduction to Multiplexers
• Registers and Memory (Ram, Rom and Their Types)
• Arithmetic Microoperations
• Binary Adder
• Binary Adder-subtractor
• Introduction to Registers and Memory Unit

Unit 3: Data Representation and Basic Computer Arithmetic

• Introduction to Number System
• R and (R-1)’s Complements
• Data Representation and Arithmetic Operations

Unit 4: Basic Computer Organization and Design

• Bus Organization
• Micro Programmed Vs Hardwired Control
• Instruction Codes
• Instruction Format
• Instruction Cycle
• Instruction Pipelining
• Memory Reference
• Register Reference and Input Output Instructions
• Program Interrupt and Interrupt Cycle

Unit 5: Processors

• General Register Organization
• Stack Organization
• Addressing Modes
• Overview of Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC)
• Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC)
• Multicore Processor and Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

Unit 6: Memory Organization and Input-Output Organization

• Memory Hierarchy (Main, Cache and Auxiliary Memory)
• Input-output Interface
• Modes of Transfer: Programmed I/O
• Interrupt Initiated I/O
• Direct Memory Access