COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE (4 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: explain the architecture of a basic computer system and its components; and the role of performance in designing computer systems.; describe how to design and instruction set and its impact on processor design. To design ALU and processor data path and control; design pipeline processor including data path and control; and design to detect and resolve hazards; explain memory hierarchy design and its impact on overall processor performance. Design cache memory based on the characteristics of the expected workload. Understand the workings of virtual memory.

Topics:

1. Introduction: Component of a Computer System;
2. Impact of Performance in Computer System design;
3. Instructions: Language of the Computer;
4. Arithmetic for Computers;
5. The Processor;
6. Pipelining;
7. Memory hierarchy;
8. Virtual Memory;
9. Parallel Processor from Client to Cloud;
10. The Future of Architecture Computer.