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Lecture # 01: Engr. Shakeel A.Laghari
Lecture # 01: Engr. Shakeel A.Laghari
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3. C o r y t
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How computers
represent data
??
?
Bits and bytes
Binary digits---bits
?
Is there a need of a standard code
ASCII
(American English symbols)
Extended ASCII
(Graphics and other symbols)
Unicode
(All languages on the planet)
How computers
process data
??
?
Central Processing Unit
CPU
4 basic operations:
Fetch – obtain a
program instruction or
data item from memory
Decode - translate the
instruction into
commands
Execute - carry out the
command
Store - write the result to
memory
Arithmetic and Logic Unit
Comparison
(greater than, equal
to, or less than)
d .
.a n
.or. .not.
Arithmetic Logical
(addition, subtraction, (AND, OR,
multiplication, and NOT)
division)
Arithmetic and Logic Unit
Performs the execution part of the machine cycle
d.
CPU
. a n
Control Unit Arithmetic/
Logic Unit
.or. (ALU)
.n o t
.
Machine Cycle
4 operations of the CPU (control unit)
comprise a machine cycle; also called an
instruction cycle
Instruction time– time to fetch and decode
Execution time– time to execute and store
e-time i-time
Example
A student
Step 1: The
2:
3:
4: enters
ALU
control
a
mathdecodes
control
unit
executes
results
problem
of
unit
the
the math
the
into
the memory
fetches
problem
math problem
the math
ofare
and
the
computer
problem
sends
stored itinto
from
memory
the ALU
memory
The result in
memory displays
on the screen of
the monitor
Memory
Volatile memory
volatile Memory
Loses its contents when the
nonvolatile
Loses its contents
computer's power is turned off memory
when the computer's
power is turned off Does not lose its
contents when the
computer’s power
is turned off
Memory
2 basic types of RAM chips
Dynamic RAM (DRAM) Static RAM (SRAM)
Also called main memory Used for special
Most common type applications such as
cache
Variations:
Faster and more
Synchronous DRAM reliable than DRAM
(SDRAM)
chips
Double data rate SDRAM
(DDR SDRAM or SDRAM II)
Only on newer
• Not used on older computers with L2
Level 3 (L3) advanced transfer cache
computers
Cache on motherboard
Read Only Memory (ROM)
Fixed start-up instructions
BIOS
Read-only Non-volatile (basic input/output
system)
Stored on ROM
Types of ROM
Firmware
ROM chips
manufactured with PROM
permanently
(programmable EEPROM
written data,
read-only (electrically
instructions, or
memory) Blank erasable
information
ROM on which programmable read-
you can place only memory)
items A type of PROM
permanently containing
microcode that a
programmer can
erase
Flash Memory
Nonvolatile EEPROM memory that
can be erased and reprogrammed
Stores data and programs on many
handheld computers and devices
CMOS Memory
Flexible start-up
instructions
Complementary
metal-oxide Stores configuration
semiconductor information about
memory the computer Uses a battery
• Disk drives to retain the
• Keyboard information
when the
• Monitor
computer is
• Time/ date turned off