Computer Architecture

CS F342
Course Administration

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Course Administration
Course No. CS F342
Course Title Computer Architecture
Instructor in Charge Dr Geetha
Instructors Abhishek Thakur, Barsha Mitra

Text Book T1. Patterson, David A & J L Hennessy,

Computer Organisation & Design, Elsevier,
4th Ed., 2005.
Reference Books i. Hamacher et. al, Computer Organisation, McGraw
Hill, 5th ed., 2002
ii. J.L. Hennessy & D.A. Patterson, Computer
Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, Morgan
Kauffmann, 5th Ed, 2012.
iii. J. P. Hayes, Computer Organisation & Architecture,
McGraw Hill, 1998.
iv. W. Stallings, Computer Organisation &
Architecture, PHI, 6th ed., 2004.
v. Other additional material to be put up in CMS

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Course Evaluation
CB
T1 20%

CB
T2 20%

OB
L 20% 100%

CB

COMPRE 40%

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Would be helpful if you have

Exposure to any basic programming

language (C)
Familiarity with Digital Logic Design

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Practically what would you do?

Create, assemble, run, debug programs in

an assembly language (we choose MIPS)
QTSPIM (for linux)

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Flow of the course

Unit 1
Unit 1 Exercises

Unit N
Unit N Exercises

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AN INTRO

INTRO ON COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

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