Computer Organization & Architecture [BCA -502] Syllabus BCA 5th-V Sem Syllabus for DAVV Indore Affiliated Institutions

 DEVI AHILYA VISHWAVIDYALAYA (DAVV), INDORE

Bachelor Of Computer Applications (BCA) (Full-Time) 
Fifth-5th-v Semester Curriculum/ Syllabus 2011-12 Academic Year Onwards

Computer Organization & Architecture – Syllabus

Computer Organization & Architecture [BCA -502] Syllabus /Course contents

Max.Marks:50

Min.Marks:17

UNIT I

Introduction to organization and architecture, structure and function. A brief history of Computers. Their designing for performance, Pentium and power evolution, computer components, computer function, interconnection structure, bus interconnection, PCI , Future bus,

UNIT II

Computer Memory System, Semiconductor main memory, cache memory, advance DRAM organization, Magnetic Disk, RAID Optical memory, Magnetic tap.

UNIT III

Machine Instruction Characteristics, Types of Operand, Type of Operations, Assembly Language, Addressing, Instruction formats. CPU Structure & function : Process Organization, register organization, The Instruction Cycle, Instruction Pipelining, The Pentium Processor, The Power PC Processor

UNIT IV

Micro Operations, control of the CPU, Hardwired implementation, Basic Concepts of Micro programmed control, microinstruction  sequencing, and microinstruction execution, applications of micro programming

UNIT V

External Devices, I/O modules, Programmed I/O Interrupt-Driven I/O, Direct Memory Access, I/O Channels and processors, External Interface, The MESI Protocol vector computation, parallel processor.

Text Book

1. Computer Organization and Architecture by William Stallings, Fifth Edition 1999 PHI (Text)

Reference Book :

1. Computer Architecture and Organisation, Nicholas carter, Scaum Series TMH Adaptation, 2 nd Ed. 2010
2. Computer Organization and Architecture by Hayes (Tata Mcgraw Hill)

Objective : To familiarize with the concepts of computer architecture and organization

Examination : The internal examination will carry 20% marks i.e. 10 marks. The external examination will be of 80% marks i.e. 40 marks. The question paper will contain questions equally distributed in all units. The balance of the paper will be maintained by including appropriate (numerical/objective/conceptual/analytical/theoretical) combination of subsection in each question.