Course details

Design of Computer Systems

INP Acad. year 2003/2004 Winter semester 5 credits

Current academic year

Von Neumann computer. Introduction to VHDL. Performance evaluation. Data types, formats and coding. Instructions, formats, coding and addressing, ISA. VHDL models of algorithms and subsystems. Pipelining. Arithmetic and logic operations. Algorithms and function units. Sequencer: basic function, hard-wired and microprogram implementation. Memories: types, organization, controlling. Memory hierarchies, virtual memory. Peripheral units, buses and bus control, parallel and serial digital interfaces.

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Guarantor

Drábek Vladimír, doc. Ing., CSc.

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Completion

Credit+Examination

Time span

Department

Department of Computer Systems (UPSY)

Subject specific learning outcomes and competences

Students are able to describe the functionality of operation, memory and control units and their communication using VHDL.

Learning objectives

To give the students the knowledge of organization and functioning of operation, memory and control units, the algorithms with fixed and floating point operations, the way of controlling them and subsystem communication level.

Recommended prerequisites

Fundamental literature

  • Hennessy J. L., Patterson D. A.: Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 2nd edition, Morgan Kaufmann Publ., 1996, and new editions, e.g. the 5th ed. from 2012.

Progress assessment

Written mid-term exam and submitting projets in due dates.

Course inclusion in study plans

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