Course Outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to
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Boolean algebra
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simplification using algebraic,
K-map, or QM method
- digital circuits - combinatorial and sequential
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designing adder, register, and
counter
- understand different
number systems, including conversion methods
- identify and explain
major components of a computer system
- explain instruction cycle
and interrupt
- understand memory system
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memory hierarchy
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cache memory design
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main memory types
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design of memory module
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Hamming code for single-error
correction
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disk organization and RAID
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programmed i/o
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interrupt-driven i/o
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direct memory access
- understand an operating
system
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process management
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memory management
- understand computer
arithmetic
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integer and floating-point
representation
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big- and little-endian
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addition and multiplication
- understand CPU structure
and function
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instruction set design
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the usage of stacks
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addressing mode
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the internal structure of the CPU –
ALU, registers, control unit
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instruction pipelining
- understand the RISC
approach
- understand the control
unit
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micro-operations
- micro-programmed control
- understand parallel
processing
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parallel processor organizations
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shared-memory versus
distributed-memory architecture
- write programs in
assembly language