Computer Structure and Architecture

The course cannot be taken simultaneously with:

Computer Structures and Architectures (A7B14SAP)

The course is a substitute for:

Computer Structures and Architectures (A7B14SAP)

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Electric Drives and Traction

Synopsis:

Digital computer units and their structure, function and hardware implementation: ALU, control unit, memory system, inputs, outputs, data storage and transfer.

Requirements:

http://service.felk.cvut.cz/courses/YD36SAP/

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Computer organization, units and their interface.

2.Data, storage and processing.

3.Representation of negative numbers, fix-point and floating point numbers

4.Logic functions, combinatorial components, gate level design.

5.Sequential components structure, description and realization.

6.Typical computer combinatorial and sequential components

7.Arithmetic operation realization.

8.Memory structures and construction principles

9.Computer memory system.

10.Input-output components, buses and communication.

11.Instruction set architecture and machine code.

12.Instruction cycle.

13.Control units.

14.CISC and RISC type processors

Syllabus of tutorials:

1.Number systems and conversions.

2.Representation of negative numbers and arithmetic operations.

3.Fix point and floating point numbers.

4.Combinatorial components design (gate level)

5.Sequential components realization

6.Logical circuits implementation I

7.Logical circuits implementation II

8.Arithmetic operations hardware realization

9.Memories.

10.Simple processor structure and machine code

11.Machine code design

12.Machine code debugging

13.. Assessment

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1.Gajski, D. D.: Principles of Digital Design. Prentice-Hall International, Inc. 1997

2.Friedman, A. D., Menon, P. R.: Theory & Design of Switching Circuits. Computer Science Press, Inc., USA, 1975

3.Sasao, T.: SWITCHING THEORY FOR LOGIC SYNTHESIS. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, USA, ISBN 0-7923-8456-3, 1999

4.McCluskey, E.J.: LOGIC DESIGN PRICIPLES. Prentice-Hall, USA, ISBN 0-13-539768-5, 1986

5.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-111Introductory-Digital-Systems-LaboratoryFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Společný 1. ročník (compulsory course)
• Softwarové inženýrství (compulsory course)
• Web a multimedia (compulsory course)
• Manažerská informatika (compulsory course)
• Inteligentní systémy (compulsory course)
• Manažerská informatika (STM-A7B-přechodné) (compulsory course)
• Softwarové inženýrství (STM-A7B-přechodné) (compulsory course)
• Inteligentní systémy (STM-A7B-prechodné) (compulsory course)
• Web a multimedia (STM-A7B-přechodné) (compulsory course)