Test 4 Syllabus

 

NOTE:

1.     This is closed book, closed text and calculators are NOT allowed.

2.     There will be five questions and each question will have some 2-3 bits of short questions.

3.     The test4 syllabus covers last five chapters of the book.

4.     I understand that it will be difficult for the students to read all five chapters. So, I recommend planning in advance, focusing on reading the lecture slides, and wherever necessary refer the book.

5.     Students do not have to remember any big figures etc.

6.     Students may focus on the following.

 

  • Algorithm State Machines  (page-393)
  • Hardwired and Microprogrammed control (page-402 and page-416)
  • Pipeline Control (page-450)
  • Basic Computer Operation Cycle (page-468)
  • Stored Program Concept (lecture slide)
  • Instruction Set Architectures (RISC and CISC)  (lecture slide)
  • Operand Addressing and Addressing Mode (page-469 and page-476)
  • Program Interrupt (page-500)
  • Design of Reduced Instruction Set Computer (page-542)
  • Data Hazards (page-551)
  • High-performance CPU concepts (page-564)
  • Sample Peripherals (page-576)
  • Lecture slides for Wednesday lecture (11/26/03)
  • Lecture slides for Monday lecture (12/01/03)