Abstract:

This course will give you an in-depth understanding of the inner-workings of modern digital

computer systems in all the levels of abstraction and tradeoffs present at the hardware-software interface.

The MIPS architecture is used as guiding example throughout the course.

Topics include:

- Performance of a processor system.

- Computer arithmetic (Binary integer and floating point number systems)

- Boolean Algebra and logic gates.

- Assembly language including instruction formats, addressing modes, instruction types. flow of control, the assembly process, linking, loading, Pseudo instructions, and Rules for Procedures.

- Combinational logic and synchronous sequential logic, building the basic CPU units.

- The processor Single cycle, Multi Cycle and pipeline implementation.

- pipeline hazards.

- interrupts and exceptions.