Computer Organization and Architecture Notes
Prepared by Mohamed Sathak A J College of Engineering, this note gives comprehensive exposure to computer organization and architecture. It gives an overview of the computer organization with respect to the structure and functions of the processor, memory, and input/output systems. Further, it covers arithmetic operations and their implementation within computer systems. The note goes on to explain more about advanced aspects of computer architecture with respect to features in design that have, over time, been introduced through innovation and enhancement. The document is structured in a way that explains how different components interact to execute the most complicated tasks. It will be interesting for those who intend to understand more deeply the technical bases of computer systems and architecture, which is in continuous evolution from both a theoretical and practical perspective.
Author(s): Mohamed Sathak A J College of Engineering
220 Pages 
Computer Organization and Architecture Notes
Prepared by Mohamed Sathak A J College of Engineering, this note gives comprehensive exposure to computer organization and architecture. It gives an overview of the computer organization with respect to the structure and functions of the processor, memory, and input/output systems. Further, it covers arithmetic operations and their implementation within computer systems. The note goes on to explain more about advanced aspects of computer architecture with respect to features in design that have, over time, been introduced through innovation and enhancement. The document is structured in a way that explains how different components interact to execute the most complicated tasks. It will be interesting for those who intend to understand more deeply the technical bases of computer systems and architecture, which is in continuous evolution from both a theoretical and practical perspective.
Author(s): Mohamed Sathak A J College of Engineering
220 Pages
Computer Architecture A Synthesis
Written by Prabhas Chongstitvatana from Chulalongkorn University, this highly informative PDF gives comprehensive detail about the principles of computer architecture. It starts by introducing some core concepts and works up through coverage of Instruction Set Architecture by elaborating on the very basic workings of computer systems. It also addresses computer arithmetic, along with the design of control units that is essential in explaining how the CPU manages its operations. It covers processor design, from a simple model of a CPU to its advances like pipelining and instruction-level parallelism; then it goes further to touch on vector machines, memory system design, magnetic disk technology, and finally concludes with considerations toward future architectures. This PDF is a broad resource for foundational and advanced understandings of computer architecture.
Author(s): Prabhas Chongstitvatana, Chulalongkorn University
267 Pages
Introduction to Computer Architecture by UC
This course, Introduction to Computer Architecture, is considered in the content of an in-depth exposition of principles and techniques in the design of computer systems. It includes a view of development history and basic principles of computer design, and later goes deeper into techniques that optimize memory hierarchy and performance evaluation. It covers the types of parallelism: instruction-level parallelism, data-level parallelism, and thread-level parallelism; and the trends in these, which are warehouse computing and domain-specific architectures. An individual can make most use of this resource by considering the impact that different design strategies have on their performance and efficiency; therefore, it suits best for students and professionals who wish to learn the computer architecture in the past and nowadays.
Author(s): University of Cincinnati
NA Pages
Advance Computer Architecture Notes
This is a comprehensive 118-page detailed note on advanced topics in computer architecture. This starts with the principles of processor performance and the basics of RISC and CISC architecture classification. The document investigates the basics of pipelining and its hazards, and some advanced architectures like superscalar and super-pipelined systems. Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) architectures and basic multiprocessor designs are also emphasized. This note explains Flynn's classification, array processors, vector processors, associative processors, and systolic architectures. Hierarchical memory technology is discussed followed by various computing models that work on these computing devices, such as data flow computers and cloud computing. The two sections in this resource will be useful to those who want to address current developments and architectures in computer systems.
Author(s): NA
118 Pages
Computer Architecture Class notes
Class notes by Virgil Bistriceanu give more of a general view of computer architecture by focusing on the main ideas and principles of design. The concepts for instruction set design and addressing modes will be treated in detail since this forms the core of the understanding of the manner in which the processor interprets the instructions. The notes also outline the different CPU implementation strategies and the operation of interrupts. Perhaps more than anything else, the memory hierarchy and virtual memory are subjects to which much explanation is devoted, enlightening on how modern computers manage and optimize memory use. This full suite of notes is definitely helpful when one wants good grounding in the basic understanding of computer architecture.
Author(s): Virgil Bistriceanu
NA Pages
Computer Architecture and Organization by Dr. R. M. Siegfried
These lecture notes by Dr. R. M. Siegfried on computer architecture and organization begin right from the very basics of number systems and arithmetic. The notes go on to describe Boolean algebra in detail, Karnaugh mapping related to the simplification of logic functions, and introduce the Quine-McCluskey method for Boolean expression minimization. The sections on combinational circuits and synchronous sequential logic are more detailed aspects for insight into the design of digital circuits. It also discusses Registers and counters, Register transfer and micro-operations, and Computer organization and design. The paper then delves deeper into microprogrammed control, Floating-point data handling, and more advanced topics like Pipelining and Vector processing. These notes in hand will be very useful to learners in the realm of computer systems both theoretically and practically.
Author(s): Dr. R. M. Siegfried
NA Pages
