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np COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE BEG474CO Semester: I

Examination Scheme Practical 3/2 Internal Assessment Theory Practical* 20 25 Final Theory** 80 Practical Total 125

Year: IV

Teaching Schedule Hour/week

Theory 2

Tutorial 1

*Continuous **Duration:3 hours Course Objective: The course provides foundation knowledge of Computer Architecture. 1. Introduction (4 hours) 1.1 History of Computer. 1.2 Organization and Architecture. 1.3 Structure and Function. 1.4. Pentium and Power PC Evolution. 2. Computer System. (6 hours) 2.1 Computer Components. 2.2 Computer Function. 2.3 Interconnection Structures. 2.4 Bus Interconnection. 2.5 PCI 2.6 Internal Memory. 2.7 External Memory. 2.8 Input/output System. 2.9 Operating System Support. 3. The Central Processing Unit. (5 Hours) 3.1 The architecture and Logic Unit. 3.2 Integer Representation. 3.3 Integer Arithmetic. 3.4 Floating-Point Representation. 3.5 Floating-Point Arithmetic. 4. Instruction Sets. (6 Hours)

4.1 Machines Instruction Characteristics. 4.2 Types of Operands. 4.3 Types of Operations. 4.4 Assembly Language. 4.5 Addressing. 4.6 Instruction Formats. 5. CPU Structure Function. 5.1 Processor Organization. 5.2 Register Organization. 5.3 The instruction Cycle. 5.4 Instruction Pipelining. 5.5 The Pentium Processor . 5.6 The Power PC Processor. 6. Reduced Instruction Set Computers (RISC). 6.1 Instruction Execution Characteristics. 6.2 The use of Large Register File. 6.3 Compiler-Based Register Optimization. 6.4 Reduced Instruction Set Architecture. 6.5 RISC Pipelining. 6.6 The RISC versus CISC. 7. Control unit and Microprogrammed Control. 7.1 Micro-Operations. 7.2 Control of the CPU. 7.3 Hardwired Implementation . 7.4 Microinstruction Sequencing. 7.5 Microinstruction Execution. 7.6 Applications of Microprogramming. 8. Parallel Organization. 8.1 Multiprocessing. 8.2 Cache Coherence and MESI Protocol. 8.3 Vector Computation. 8.4 Parallel Processors. Laboratory:

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Downloaded from www.jayaram.com.np Student will be required to Design and Built a Project related to the computer architecture. References: 1. Mano, Pearson Education, Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals. 2. Sima, personal Education, Advance Computer Architectures: A Design Space Approach. 3. Heuring Pearson Education, Computer System Design Architecture. 4. M.Morris Mano, Computer System Architecture. 5. The Economics of Development and Planning by M.L.Jhingan. 6. Modern Economic Theory by K.K Dwett.

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