Description

The course Includes the organization and architecture of computer systems hardware; instruction set architectures; addressing modes; register transfer notation; processor design and computer arithmetic; memory systems; hardware implementations of virtual memory, and input/output control and devices This course exposes the student to computer design & organization. It aims for the student to understand the software/hardware interface, instructions, processor, modules & performance issues.

Program

Software Engineering 144 CRs

Objectives

1. Present the various digital components used in the organization and design of digital computers.
2. Explain the detailed steps that a designer must go through in order to design an elementary basic computer.
3. Introduce the organization and architecture of the main units of a digital computer.
4. Experiment with assembly language programming for a hypothetical machine

Textbook

Null Linda and Julia Lobur, The Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture, Jones and Bartlett Publishers

Course Content

content serial	Description
1	Introduction
2	CPU basics and Organization
3	MARIE
4	Instruction Processing
5	Extending Instruction Set
6	Instruction Formats
7	7th Week Exam
8	Instruction Types and Addressing
9	Instruction Pipelining and real-world examples of ISAs
10	Types of Memory
11	Memory Hierarchy and Cache Memory
12	12th Week Exam
13	I/O Architectures
14	Performance Measurement and analysis
15	Revision
16	Final Exam

Markets and Career

Generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of electrical power for public and private sectors to secure both continuous and emergency demands.
Electrical power feeding for civil and military marine and aviation utilities.
Electrical works in construction engineering.

Degree Bachelor
Code: CE243
Credit hrs: 3
Prequisites: CE216

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