This course is intended for the study of the basic knowledge (key terms, operating principles, typical applications), related to computer general architecture, the operating principles of computer`s main components, the sequence of instruction execution, and the basic programming skills in assembler language. The main topics of the course: types of addresses in processor systems, single-byte microprocessor instruction set and its programming basics, floating-point number formats and associated co-processor, computer memory, memory addressing systems and data protection, command and data pipelining, design features of signal processors and applications.
Course contents:
- A computer overall structure and different architectures
- Single-byte CISC microprocessors
- CISC and RISC architecture
- Multi-byte microprocessors. Intel, AMD, Microchip PIC and other types
- Multi-core processors
- Instruction execution process and pipelining
- Computer memory devices and memory addressing organization
- Types of assember languages
- Programming in assembler language
- Operating systems
- DSP microprocessors and microcontrollers. Texas Instruments and others
- Field-programmable gate array (FPGA)
