Microprocessor and Computer Architecture/BCA/Sec sem
This course is an introduction to microprocessor and computer architecture. It covers topics in both the physical design of the computer (organization) and the logical design of the computer (architecture).
Course Title: Microprocessor and Computer Architecture/BCA/Sec sem
Course no: CACS155
Nature of course: Theory
Full Marks: 60
Pass Marks: 24
Credit Hours: 3
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to microprocessor and computer architecture. It covers topics in both the physical design of the computer (organization) and the logical design of the computer (architecture).
Course Contents
Introduction to Microprocessors, Microprocessor systems with bus organization, Microprocessor architecture and operation, 8085 Microprocessor and its operation, 8085 instruction cycle, machine cycle, T states, Addressing modes in 8085, Introduction to 8086.
Assembly Language Programming Basics, Classification of Instructions and Addressing Mode, 8085 Instruction Sets, Assembling, Executing and Debugging the Programs, Developing Counters and Time Delay Routines, Interfacing Concepts.
Introduction: History of computer architecture, Overview of computer organization, Memory Hierarchy and cache, Organization of hard disk.
Instruction Codes: Stored Program Organization – Indirect Address, Computer Registers, Common bus system, Instruction set, Timing and Control – Instruction Cycle.
Basic Computer Design of Accumulator: Control of AC Register, ALU Organization; Control Memory – Address Sequencing; Conditional Branching, Mapping of Instruction – Subroutines; Micro Program; Symbolic Micro. Program, Binary Micro Program; Design of Control Unit: Basic Requirement of Control Unit, Structure of Control Unit, Micro Program Sequencer.
General Register Organization:
Control Word, Stack Organization and Instruction; Formats – Addressing Modes.
Data Transfer and Manipulation:
Data Transfer Instructions, Data Manipulation Instructions, Arithmetic Instructions, Logical and Bit Manipulation Instructions, Shift Instructions.
Program Control:
Status Bit Conditions, Conditional Branch Instructions, Subroutine Call and Return, Program Interrupt, Types of Interrupts
Parallel Processing, Pipeline Examples: Four Segment Instruction Pipeline, Data Dependency, Handling of Branch Instructions;
Vector Processing: Vector operations, Matrix Multiplication;