Computer Architecture -1

Introduction to Computer Architecture

taught by Dr. Ken Williams

Computer Science department of North Carolina A&T State University

This course teaches techniques for design and optimization of combinatorial logic circuits, flip-flops, counter, registers and arithmetic concepts necessary to understand computer logic. Additional topics include assembly language programming, interrupt handling, and data representation.

Text Books :

The spring 2009 textbook for COMP370 Introduction to Computer Architecture is

Fundamentals of Computer Organization and Design, by Sivarama P. Dandamudi, Springer publishing, 2003, ISBN: 038795211X

Sylabus :-

Slides

Number bases

Integer representation

Floating Point representation

Character representation

Graphic representation

Logic gates

Boolean logic

Logic Simplification

Arithmetic

Transistors and VLSI

Combinatorial Logic

Logic Arrays

Finite State Automata

FSA Design

Assembler introduction

Assembler statements and ifs

Assembler pointers and arrays

Assembler function calls

Additional assembler information

FSA example: at least three 1’s

FSA example: two or more consecutive zeroes

FSA example: two consecutive zeroes but not three

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