1. Computer Systems Organization
KT 6213
Computer Systems Organization
and Architecture
DR. NASHARUDDIN ZAINAL

2. Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to make the students understand with a wide range of topics in the area of computer architecture focusing on performance and the hardware/software interface.
The emphasis is on studying and analyzing fundamental issues in architecture design and their impact on computer performance.

3. Course Synopsis
The course provide the organization and architecture of modern-day computers, emphasizing both fundamental principles and the critical role of performance in driving computer design. Emphasis will be placed on the function and operation of the Central Processing Unit. It will also cover the organization of other components of a computer system such as busses, internal memory, external memory and I/O devices, and how they all work together to form a functioning computer system.

4. Our Classes Attendance • Saturday: 2 – 5 pm
• Dewan Seminar 06, PPS New Building
• Contact:
—Room 5 JKEES, FKAB (near JKEES Office) —
—Tel: (0ffice)
Attendance
Minimum 80%

5. How you’ll be evaluated?
Items
Weightage
Quizzes
10% - 15%
Assignments
15% - 25%
Mid-sem Exam
25% - 35%
Final Exam
40% - 50%
TOTAL
100%
We shall assign you :
Items
Quizzes
Assignments
Mid-Semester Test
Final Exam

6. References Main Others Author: Hennessy and Patterson
Title: Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach
Edition: 2007, 4th Edition
Publisher: Elsevier Science and Technology Book
Others
William Stallings, Computer Organization and Architecture, 6th Ed., Prentice Hall, 2003
Hayes J. P., Computer Architecture and Organization, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill, New York
Tanenbaum, A.S., Structured Computer Organization, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 1999.

7. Teaching Plan Week Date Topics Lecturer 1 8 Oct 2011 Introduction
Dr. Nasharuddin Zainal 2
15 Oct 2011 3
22 Oct 2011
Computer Structure 4
29 Oct 2011 5
12 Nov 2011
Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) 6
19 Nov 2011
Memory Addressing 7
26 Nov 2011
MIPS Architecture 8
3 Dec 2011
Mid Semester Exam 9
10 Dec 2011
Computer Memory 10
17 Dec 2011 11
24 Dec 2011
Virtual Memory 12
31 Dec 2011
Pipelining 13
7 Jan 2012
Parallel Processors 14
14 Jan 2012
I/O Devices
Version: 1
Sem break: Nov 2011 & Dec 2011
Exam starts : 27 Jan 2012 – 19 Feb 2012