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Computer Arch II

The document outlines a syllabus aimed at equipping students with knowledge and skills in computer architecture and operating systems. It includes objectives such as understanding computer components, arithmetic, memory systems, bus structures, and input/output principles. The content is structured for the first year, covering hardware components, computer arithmetic, representation of information, memory systems, bus structures, input/output devices, and microprocessors.

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Computer Arch II

The document outlines a syllabus aimed at equipping students with knowledge and skills in computer architecture and operating systems. It includes objectives such as understanding computer components, arithmetic, memory systems, bus structures, and input/output principles. The content is structured for the first year, covering hardware components, computer arithmetic, representation of information, memory systems, bus structures, input/output devices, and microprocessors.

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COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND OPERATING SYSTEMS

AIM

To equip students with knowledge, skills and attitudes to enable them teach the principles of
computer architecture and operating systems.

OBJECTIVES

By the end of the syllabus the student will be able to:

1. use computer arithmetic in hardware construction and organization,


2. identify computer components and their functions,
3. disassemble and assemble a computer system,
4. explain representation of programs in computers,
5. explain the interdependence of software and hardware in the memory system,
6. explain the bus structure,
7. apply principles of Input/output structures and processor design,
8. apply concepts needed for designing modern operating systems,
9. explain key features of a modern operating system.

CONTENT
YEAR ONE

1. Hardware Components of a Computer System


• Identifying and naming of parts of a computer system
• Functions of the computer parts
• Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
• Power supply
• Function of power supplies

1. Computer Arithmetic

• Block structure
• Central Processing Unit (CPU)
• Fetch-execute cycle
• Number systems
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• Binary arithmetic

2. Representation of Information in a Computer

• Derivation and implementation of Boolean equations


• Memory circuit
• Addressing circuits
• Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) Circuits
• Logic Circuits

3. Memory System

• Memory hierarchy
• Types of memory
• Direct memory access
• Alternative memory types

4. Bus Structure

• Expansion bus architectures


• Data transfer
• Bus arbitration techniques

5. Input/ Output

• Input/output devices
• Serial input/output
• Interfacing techniques
• Interrupts

7. Microprocessor

• Types of processors
• Processor cooling systems
• Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC)
• Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC)
• Multiprocessing facilities

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