COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANIZATION (3 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to: apply the principles and knowledge of computer architecture in the design and construction of software systems of varying complexity, apply knowledge of computer architecture to create efficient software solutions.

Topics:

The course is designed to explain about computer architecture and organization, which includes Computer Evolution and Performance, Computer Interconnection Structures, Internal and External Memory, I/O, Operating Systems Support, Computer Arithmetic, Instruction Sets, CPU Structure and Function, RISC, Superscalar Processors, Control Unit Operation, Microprogrammed Control, Multiprocessors and Vector Processing, and Digital Logic.
Prerequisite: None