Digital Computer Organization [BCA -402] Syllabus BCA 3rd-IV Sem Syllabus for DAVV Indore Affiliated Institutions

 DEVI AHILYA VISHWAVIDYALAYA (DAVV), INDORE

Bachelor Of Computer Applications (BCA) (Full-Time) 
Fourth-4th-IV Semester Curriculum/ Syllabus 2011-12 Academic Year Onwards

Digital Computer Organization – Syllabus 

Digital Computer Organization [BCA-404] Syllabus /Course contents

Max.Marks:50    Min.Marks:17

UNIT I

Block diagram of Computer, Stored program Concept, Word length and processing speed of the Computer, User interface, Hardware/Software Concepts, Microprocessor and Single chip microprocessor concepts.

UNIT II

Input and Output Units, Floppy disk, hard disk, keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, serial printer, letter quality printers, plotters, laser printers, and graphics display devices.

UNIT III

Computer Memory: memory cell, memory organization, Read Only Memory, Random Access Memory, PROM,EPROM,EEPROM, serial access memory, magnetic hard disk and floppy disk driver, magnetic tape drive, Cash memory, memory controller, optical disk, program and data memory, memory management and problem is chapter 6 of reference.

UNIT IV

Distributed processing or multi processing, batch processing , multi programming and multi user system, dumb and smart terminals computer network, Local Area network, Parallel processing, Central processing Unit

UNIT V

Memory Management, U-Bits for virtual addressing scheme, I/O architecture: properties of simple I/O and their controllers. Transfer of information between I/O devices, CPU and Memory, Program control and Interrupted control information transfer, I/O processor, Interrupt controllers, H/W and S/W interrupts, Traps and exceptions, DMA transfer, DMA Controller, Cycle stealing, Block transfer and worst mode of data transfer.

Text Book

1. Digital Computer Organisation – Morris Mano – Pearson
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Reference Books:

3. Computer fundamental architecture and Organization by B. Ram
4. Computer Architecture and Organisation, Nicholas carter, Scaum Series TMH Adaptation, 2 nd Ed. 2010
5. Computer organization by Hayes.
6. Alex Leon & Mathews Leon, “Fundamentals of Information Technology”, Leon Techworld, 1999.
7. Vikas Gupta, “Comdex Computer Kit”, Wiley Dreamtech, Delhi, 2004
8. P. K. Sinha & Priti Sinha , “Computer Fundamentals”, BPB Publications, 1992.
9. V. Raja Raman, “Introduction to Computers”, PHI, 1998.
10. Alex Leon & Mathews Leon, “Introduction to Computers”, Vikas Publishing House, 1999.
11. Norton Peter, “Introduction to computers”, 4th Ed., TMH, 2001.

Objective: To introduce the concept of digital Computer Organization.

Examination: The examination will be of 50 marks. The question will contain questions equally distributed in all units. The balance of the paper will be maintained by including appropriate (numerical/objectives/conceptual/analytical/theoretical) combination of subsection in each question.