Course details

Computer Organization and Architecture

VPO Acad. year 2003/2004 Summer semester 6 credits

Current academic year

Von Neumann computer. Introduction to VHDL. Performance evaluation. Information types, representation and coding. Instructions, formats and coding, addressing and instruction set architecture ISA. Modelling algorithms and subsystems using VHDL. Pipelined processing. Arithmetic and logic operations, algoritms and function units. Controller: basic functions, wired and microprogram implementation. Memories: types, organization, control algorithms. Memory hierarchy, virtual memory. Peripheral units, buses, control, parallel and serial interfaces.

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Guarantor

Drábek Vladimír, doc. Ing., CSc.

Language of instruction

Czech

Completion

Credit+Examination

Time span

Department

Faculty of Information Technology (FIT)

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 the design and operation of basic operation, memory and control blocks of a computer, the algorithms of basic fixed and floating point operations, the way of controlling them and communications between separate subsystems.

Progress assessment

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

Course inclusion in study plans

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