AECD04
COURSE CONTENT
COMPUTER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
III Semester: CSE / IT / CSIT / CSE (AI&ML) / CSE (DS) / CSE (CS)
Course Code Category Hours / Week Credits Maximum Marks
L T P C CIA SEE Total
AECD04 Core
3 0 0 3 40 60 100
Contact Classes: 48 Tutorial Classes: Nil Practical Classes: Nil Total Classes: 48
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites to take this course
I. COURSE OVERVIEW:
This course is designed to provide students with a deep understanding of the fundamental principles that govern the
design and operation of computer systems. The Course covers the organization of computer systems, memory
management, I/O management, and multiprocessor systems. The course forms the basis for advanced studies and
research in areas such as computer engineering, and related disciplines.
II. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The students will try to learn:
I. The concepts of register transfer logic and arithmetic operations, instruction format, and instruction cycle.
II. The basic components of computer systems, functionality, and interactions with the components
III. Memory hierarchy, memory management, and I/O management.
IV. Pipelining and Multiprocessor techniques for the improvement of efficiency
III. COURSE OUTCOMES:
After successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
CO1 Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the basic concepts and principles of computer system
architecture.
CO2 Analyze different types of instruction sets and addressing modes.
CO3 Evaluate memory management techniques such as paging, segmentation, and virtual memory.
CO4 Compare different I/O techniques, including programmed I/O, interrupt driven I/O, and direct memory
access (DMA)
CO5 Explore the implications of parallel processing and apply concepts of pipelining and parallelism to
enhance system performance.
IV. COURSE CONTENT:
MODULE – I: REGISTER TRANSFER AND MICROOPERATIONS (10)
Register transfer, Bus, and memory transfers, Arithmetic microoperations, Logic microoperations, Shift
microoperations, and Arithmetic logic shift unit. Computer arithmetic: Addition and subtraction, floating point
arithmetic operations, decimal arithmetic unit.
MODULE – II: ORGANIZATION OF A COMPUTER (09)
Instruction codes, Computer registers, Computer instructions, Timing and control, Instruction cycle, Program
Input-Output and Interrupt. Instruction formats, Addressing modes, Data Transfer and Manipulation, Program
Control, RISC.
MODULE – III: MICROPROGRAMMED CONTROL AND INPUT-OUTPUT ORGANIZATION (10)
Micro Programmed Control: Control memory, Address sequencing, Design of control unit, Hardwired control,
Micro programmed control.
Input-Output Organization: Peripheral devices, Input-Output interface, Modes of transfer, Priority interrupt –
Daisy chaining priority, Parallel priority interrupt, Priority encoder; Direct Memory Access, Input-Output
Processor – CPU-IOP communication; PCI Express - PCI physical and logical architecture.
MODULE - IV: MEMORY ORGANIZATION (09)
Memory organization: Memory hierarchy, main memory, auxiliary memory, associative memory, cache
memory, virtual memory; Semiconductor RAMs – Internal organization, Static memories, Dynamic RAMs,
Synchronous and Asynchronous DRAMs, Structure of larger memories; Read-only memories, Cache memories
– Mapping functions; Nonvolatile Solid-State Memory Technologies, Solid state drives.
MODULE – V: MULTIPROCESSORS (09)
Pipeline and Vector Processing: Parallel processing, Pipelining, Instruction pipeline, Vector processing, Array
processors. Multiprocessors: Characteristics of multiprocessors, Interconnection structures, Inter-processor
arbitration. Multicore Computers: Hardware performance issues, Software performance issues, Multicore
organization, Intel Core i7-990X.
V. TEXTBOOKS:
1. M. Morris Mano, “Computer Systems Architecture”, Pearson, 3 rd edition, 2015.
2. Patterson, Hennessy, “Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface”, Morgan
Kaufmann, 5th edition, 2013.
VI. REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. John. P. Hayes, “Computer System Architecture”, McGraw-Hill, 3rd edition, 1998.
2. Carl Hamacher, Zvonko G Vranesic, Safwat G Zaky, “Computer Organization”, McGraw-Hill, 5th edition,
2002.
3. William Stallings, “Computer Organization and Architecture”, Pearson Edition, 8 th edition, 2010.
VII. WEB REFERENCES:
1. https://www.tutorialspoint.com/computer_logical_organization/
2. https://www.courseera.org/learn/comparch
3. https://www.cssimplified.com/computer-organization-and-assembly-language-programming
