COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND

MICROPROCESSOR
 Teaching Scheme:
TH: 03 Hours/Week

 Credit - 03

 Examination Scheme:
Formative- : 50 marks
End - Sem (Summative): 50 marks
Lab Practice –II :50+50 Marks
COURSE DETAILS

 Prerequisites : Digital Systems and Basics of 
Computer Programming 
COURSE OBJECTIVES
 To understand the structure, function and 
characteristics of computer systems 
 To understand the design of the various 
functional units and components of digital 
computers 
 To identify the elements of modern 
instructions sets and explain their impact on 
processor design, 
 To explain the function of each element of a 
memory hierarchy, identify and compare 
different methods for computer Input Output, 
COURSE OUTCOMES: 
 Explain processor structure & its functions.

 Solve problems based on computer arithmetic.

 Obtain knowledge about micro­programming 
of a processor.
 Understand concepts related to memory & IO 
organization.
 Acquire knowledge about instruction level 
parallelism & parallel organization of 
multiprocessors & multi core systems.
 Understand concepts related to Multicore 
Computers.
ARCHITECTURE & ORGANIZATION 
 Architecture is those attributes visible to the programmer
 Instruction set, number of bits used for data representation,
I/O mechanisms, addressing techniques.
 e.g. Is there a multiply instruction?

 Organization is how features are implemented

 Control signals, interfaces, memory technology.
 e.g. Is there a hardware multiply unit or is it done by repeated
addition?
 Architecture & Organization 
• All Intel x86 family share the same basic 
architecture
• The IBM System/370 family share the 
same basic architecture
STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
 Structure is the way in which components relate 
to each other
 Function is the operation of individual 
components as part of the structure
FUNCTION
 All computer functions are:
 Data processing
 Data storage
 Data movement
 Control
OPERATIONS (1) DATA MOVEMENT
OPERATIONS (2) STORAGE