Module - Contents
1 Introduction to Pipelined Processors:
Pipelining: An Overlapped Parallelism, Linear pipelining,
Classification of Pipelined Processors, Principles of designing
pipeline processor, Data Flow computers,
Systolic architecture, Superscalar, Super pipeline and VLI W
processors.
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2 Intel 80386DX Processor:
Detailed study of Block diagram, Signal interfaces, Bus cycles,
Programming model, Operating modes, Address translation
mechanism in protected mode, Memory management, Protection
mechanism.
6 Sun SPARC Architecture:
SPARC Processor, Data Formats, Registers, Memory model.
Study of
SuperSPARC and UltraSPARC architectures
7 Study of System Buses:
Features, classifications, applications of the system buses like I
SA, ATA,
SCSI, PCI and USB. (Study of the buses is without signals and
the timing
diagrams),
BOOKS
1) Computer Architecture and Parallel Procesing: By Hwang & Briggs ( McGr aw
Hill
International edition).
2) Pentium Processor System Architecture: By Tom Shanley & Don Anderson
(Mindshare
Publishing).
3) Intel Microprocessors: By Barry B. Brey (Pearson Education)
4) Advanced Microprocessor: By Roy & Bhurchandi (Tata McGraw Hill).
5) Advanced Microprocessors: By Daniel Tabak (McGraw Hill)
6) The SPARC Architecture Manual (Version 8).
7) Intel Manuals.
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