1. Course Outline for Computer Architecture

2. Important topics to be covered in this course
Brief review of Computer Organization
Foundations of Computer Architecture
An example processor: the SRC
ISA: Design and Development
Other example processors
CPU Design
Advanced topics in processor design
Input-output (I/O)
Arithmetic Logic Shift Unit implementation
Memory subsystems
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3. Course Outline (Module 1) Introduction
Distinction between Computer Architecture, Organization and Design
Levels of Abstraction in Digital Design
Introduction to the course topics

4. Course Outline (Module 2) Review of computer organization
Perspectives of different people about computers
General operation of a stored program digital computer
The Fetch – Execute process
Concept of an ISA

5. Course Outline (Module 3) Foundations of Computer Architecture
A taxonomy of computers and their instructions
Instruction set features
Addressing Modes
RISC and CISC architectures
Measures of performance

6. Course Outline (Module 4) An example processor: The SRC
Introduction to the ISA and instruction formats
Coding examples and Hand assembly
Using RTL to describe the SRC
Implementing Register Transfers using Digital Logic Circuits

7. Course Outline (Module 5) ISA: Design and Development
Outline of the thinking process for ISA design
Introduction to the ISA of the FALCON – A
Learning Aids for the FALCON-A

8. Course Outline (Module 6) Other example processors
FALCON-E
EAGLE and Modified EAGLE
Comparison of the four ISAs

9. Course Outline (Module 7) CPU Design
The Design Process
A Uni-bus Data Path Implementation for the SRC
Structural RTL descriptions for the SRC instructions
Logic Design for the 1-bus SRC
The Control Unit
The 2-and 3-Bus Processor Implementations
The Machine Reset
Machine Exceptions

10. Course Outline (Module 8) Advanced topics in processor design
Pipelining
Instruction-Level Parallelism
Microprogramming

11. Course Outline (Module 9) Input-output (I/O)
I/O interface design
Programmed I/O
Interrupt driven I/O
Direct memory access (DMA)

12. Course Outline (Module 10) Arithmetic Logic Shift Unit implementation
Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division for integer unit
Floating point unit

13. Course Outline (Module 11) Memory subsystems
Memory organization
Memory hierarchy
Cache memory
Virtual memory