AU MCA 1st Year 1st Semester Computer Organization Syllabus

AU MCA 1st Year 1st Semester Computer Organization Syllabus

1. Introduction to Computer Organization, CPU Organization, Memory subsystem Organization, and

Interfacing, I/O Subsystem Organization and Interfacing, a relative Simple Computer, An8085 Based

Computer

2. Computer arithmetic & Digital Logic Fundamentals: Unsigned, Notation, Signed Notation, Binary

Code Decimal, Specialized Arithmetic Hardware, Floating Point Numbers, The IEEE 754 Floating

Point Standard; Boolean Algebra, Basic functions, Mapping Boolean Functions, Combinatorial Logic,

Combinational Circuits, Sequential circuits.

3. Register Transfer Languages: Micro Operations and Register Transfer Language, RTL

Specification, Digital systems, More Complex Digital Systems, VHDL-VHSIC Hardware Description

Language

4. Instruction Set architecture: Levels of Programming Languages,< Assembly Language Instructions,

Instruction Set Architecture Design, A Relatively Sample Instruction Set Architecture, 8085

Microprocessor Instruction Set Architecture.

5. CPU Design: Specifying a CPU, Design & Implementation of a Very Simple CPU, Short comings of

the simple CPUs, Internal Architecture of the 8085 microprocessor.

6. Microprocessor Control Unit Design: Basic Micro-sequencer Design, Design and Implementation

of very simple Micro-sequencer, Reducing the number of Micro Instructions, Micro-prgrammed

controls Hardware Control, A(Mostly) Micro-coded CPU, The Pentium Microprocessor.

7. Memory & I/O Organization: Hierarchical Memory systems, Cache Memory Systems, Virtual

Memory., Memory Management in a Pentium/Windows Personal computer, Input/output

Organization, Organization of Asynchronous Data Transfers, Programmed I/O, Interrupts, Directory

Memory Acess,I/OProcessors, Serial Communications, Serial Communication Standards.