Computer Architecture

Introduction

Assistant Manager
Experience: 2012-2013

B. Sc Electrical Engineering
Year: 2007 - 2011
Hamza Zad
Gul Post Doctoral Researcher
Experience: 2019 - 2020
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PhD in Energy Engineering

Year: 2014 - 2019 Assistant Professor
Experience: 2020 - Present
Computer Architecture
 Course Introduction
• Course Outline can be viewed in LMS

• Course evaluation and assessment have also been detailed in course

outline
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Textbook & Reference Books
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Course Assessment
No. Assessment Weightage
1 Assignment 10
2 Quiz 20
3 Midterm 30
4 Final 40

• Assessment to be conducted periodically

• Attendance Policy of institute will be followed

(80%)
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Course Breakdown
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Course Breakdown
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Course Breakdown

• Assessment to be conducted every 3 weeks

• Continuous study is expected

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Why study Computer Architecture

• Computer Architecture is key to computer engineering

• Architecture extends upward to software

• Without knowledge of architecture appropriate software's can not be

designed
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Why study Computer Architecture

• Industry application ..

• Selection of Computer system

• Not all issues can be resolved with a software patch

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Why study Computer Architecture

• Your architecture will decide what instructions a computer will have

and organization will decide how to execute the instruction

• Intel / AMD offer same architecture but different organization

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Fundamental Computer Design

• Computer design has four fundamental

• Data Processing
• Control Mechanism
• Data Storage
• Data movement

• Data Process:
• Computer must be able to process data
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Fundamental Computer Design

• Data Storage:
• Computer must be able to store data

• Data Movement:
• Computer must be able to move data between components

• Control Process:
• Computer must be able to control the three functions
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Our Focus

• Our focus will be internal working

• Microprocessor
• ALU
• Registers
• Internal Bus
• Control Unit
• I/O devices
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Our Focus

• Study microprocessor in detail

• Focus on Intel architecture

• Reading Assignment and Discussions