UNIVERSITY OF KERALA - Marian Engineering College

B.Tech Comp. Sc. & Engg., University of Kerala 31
08.306 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION (R F) 2 – 1 – 0
Module I (10 hours)
Basic Structure of computers – functional units – basic operational concepts – bus structures – software.
Memory locations and addresses – memory operations – instructions and instruction sequencing – addressing
modes – assembly language – PDP-11 addressing modes and instructions – basic I/O operations – stacks and
queues – subroutines.
Module II (14 hours)
Basic processing unit – fundamental concepts – execution of a complete instruction – multiple-bus
organization – sequencing of control signals. I/O organization – accessing of I/O devices – interrupts – direct
memory access – buses – interface circuits – standard I/O interfaces (PCI, SCSI, USB).
Module III (15 hours)
Memory system – basic concepts – semiconductor RAMs – memory system considerations – semiconductor
ROMs – flash memory – cache memory – interleaving – basic concepts of virtual memory, segmentation and
paging – associative memory. Computer peripherals – input devices – output devices. RAID
Text Books:
1. Computer Organization – C. Hamacher, Z. Vranesic and S. Zaky, Mc Graw Hill Publishing Company.
2. Computer Organization and Design – D.A. Patterson and J.L Hennessey, Morgan Kauffmann Publishers.
Reference Books:
1. Computer Organization and Design – P. Chaudhuri, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.
2. Computer Organization Programming – C.W. Gear, Mc Graw Hill International Student Edition.
3. Introduction to Computer Systems using PDP – 11 and Pascal – Glenn H. Mac Even, Mc Graw Hill.
4. Computer Organization – C. Hamacher, Z. Vranesic and S. Zaky, 2 nd Edn. (for PDP-11addressing modes and
instructions), Mc Graw Hill Publishing Company.
5. The indispensable PC Hardware Book – H.P. Messmer
6. Upgrading and Repairing PCs – Scottmuller, Pearson Education.
Internal Continuous Assessment (Maximum Marks-50)
25 Marks - Tests (minimum 2)
15 Marks - Assignments (minimum 3) such as home work, problem solving, literature survey, seminar,
term-project, software/hardware exercises etc.
10 Marks - Regularity in the class
University Examination Pattern
PART A: Short answer questions 10 x 4 marks=40 marks
All questions are compulsory. There should be at least three questions
from each module and not more than four questions from any module.
PART B: Descriptive/Analytical/Problem solving questions 3 x 20 marks=60 marks
Candidates have to answer one question out of two or two questions
out of four from each module.
Maximum Total Marks: 100