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Department of Information Technology

RCC Institute of Information Technology, Kolkata
Canal South Road, Kolkata - 700015

Course Structure of IT502, Computer Architecture

Format Course Curriculum

Department, Program, Course
Number, Title of Course and Year IT, B.Tech-IT, IT502, Computer Architecture, 3rd Year
of Study
Identification of Course Designers:
names of faculty (writers & • Writer: Mr. Soumyadip Dhar, M.E., Asst. Prof., Dept of IT
editors/moderator) with • Moderator: Dr. Pramathanath Basu, Professor, PhD.
designations & qualifications
Mapping with Faculty
Qualification & Expertise • Mr. Soumyadip Dhar (8 years, M.E. in Computer Science and engineering)
(Experience of teaching in • Dr. Pramathanath Basu (41 years, PhD)
UG Engg.)
Designation as a Compulsory or
Compulsory
Elective course (Module)
Basic Electronics in First year, Introduction to computing in second
Pre-requisites Courses semester, Analog & Digital electronics and Computer organization in Third
semester.
Contact Hours, Credits and Type L-T-P : 3-1-0
of course (theory, tutorial, Credit – 4
seminar, project, etc.), Theory
Class/Laboratory/Tutorial 3 hours Lecture/ 1 Tutorial
schedule, Duration One Semester

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Describe working of computer systems and its basic principles
Course Outcomes 2. Analyze the system performance.
3. Relate the interconnections between various components of a modern computer
4. Visualize the design of different components of a computer
Day Duration Topics Assignment/Notes
Day 1 1L Introduction: Review of basic
computer architecture (Revisited),
Quantitative techniques in computer
design, measuring and
reporting performance.

Day 2 2L Pipelining: Basic concepts,

instruction and arithmetic pipeline,
Topics covered based on syllabus data hazards,
of affiliating University MAKAUT
Day 3 1T Control hazards and structural -
hazards, techniques for handling
hazards. Exception handling.

Day 4 2L Pipeline optimization techniques; Selected Problems as

Compiler techniques for improving Home Assignment
performance.

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Day 5 1L Exception handling. Pipeline Selected Problems as

optimization techniques; Compiler Home Assignment
techniques for improving
performance(Continued from
previous class)
Day 6 1T Hierarchical memory technology: Selected Problems as
Inclusion, Coherence and locality Home Assignment
properties;

Day 7 2L Cache memory organizations, Selected Problems as

Home Assignment
Day 8 1T Techniques for reducing cache Selected Problems as
misses Home Assignment

Day 9 2L Virtual memory organization, Selected Problems as

mapping and management Home Assignment
techniques,

Day 10 1T Virtual memory organization, Selected Problems as

mapping and management Home Assignment
techniques,
(Continued from previous
class)
Day 11 2L Memory replacement policies. Selected Problems as
Home Assignment
Day 12 1T Techniques for reducing cache Selected Problems as
misses Home Assignment

Day 13 2L Instruction-level parallelism: basic Selected Problems as

concepts, Home Assignment

Day 14 2L Techniques for increasing ILP, Selected Problems as

superscalar, superpipelined and Home Assignment
VLIW processor architectures.

Day 15 2L Array and vector processors. Selected Problems as

Home Assignment
Day 16 1T Multiprocessor architecture: Selected Problems as
taxonomy of parallel architectures; Home Assignment

Day 17 2L Centralized shared- memory Selected Problems as

architecture: synchronization, Home Assignment

Day 18 1T Memory consistency, Selected Problems as

interconnection networks. Home Assignment
(Continued from previous
class)
Day 19 1L Distributed shared-memory Selected Problems as
architecture. Cluster computers. Home Assignment

Day 20 1T Non von Neumann architectures: Selected Problems as

data flow computers, Home Assignment

Day 21 1L Reduction computer architectures,

Selected Problems as
systolic architectures.
Home Assignment
Day 22 1T Problem solving Pipelining,
Collision reduction and

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performance of computer
based problem
Day 23 1L Revision of important topics -
and Doubt clear class
• Introduction to Xilinx
Additional Topics (Class + • Different problem on Collision detection, Reservation table, collision
Tutorial) vector, state diagram.
• Different type of cache miss reduction technique

Activities of Students and • Take part in Classroom Demonstration (group activity)

• Take part in Quiz (individual activity)
Assignments • Prepare Home Assignments
• Prepare Library Assignments
• Regular Class Lectures (learner-centric) –
Involve students in discussion/expression of views
Ask students to explain on board
Ask questions to students on previously discussed /ongoing topic
Hints for Learning-Teaching • Tutorial for interactive problem solving and doubt-clearing
Approach (Course Delivery) • Class room Demonstration (on selected topics) by students in groups
• Home/Library Assignment and Notes/Study Material on topics not
delivered in Class/Tutorial
• Outside the class interaction with individual students having difficulty

Assessment will be done in following two methods:

1. Direct Assessment – (a) Continuous Assessment throughout the
semester, (b) Terminal Test at the end of the semester
2. Indirect Assessment – Opinion Survey
Grade will be awarded by University based on marks scored out of 100, the
break-up of which is as follows:
• Attendance (Cont. Assmt. by Teacher): 5%
• Average of Quiz + Assignments: (Cont. Assmt. by Teacher): 10%
Course Assessment Policy • Best of two 45 minutes Class Tests (Cont. Assmt. by Teacher): 15%
• One 3-hours Term-end Exam (Terminal Assmt. by Univ.): 70%
Points will be awarded by the Department upon assessing attainment of POs
related to the course. Scores (1-4) assessed, using each different assessment
tool, have weighted components against correlated POs (weights according
to strong, medium or weak correlation). % attainment of each course-
related PO is then found from the % of weighted average score w.r.t
maximum avg score (4).
In addition to direct assessment tools as per University norms, following
direct and indirect assessment tools are used to measure attainments of
POs related to the course outcome.
Hints for Course Assessment • 3 categories of questions in Class Tests
instruments & processes (both • Library Assignment
• Viva
continuous and semester-end • Student Semester Exit Survey
assessment) The correlation mapping of assessment tools/elements and POs related to
the course are depicted in the Assessment Rubrics. The grading criteria
against each assessment tool to ascertain the scores (1-4) is depicted in
the Assessment Rubrics.
• Text Books:
Text Books and/or Reference 1. Computer Architecture and Organization. John. P.Hayes Magraw- Hill.
Material 2. Computrt system Architecture. M.Moris Mano. Pearson

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Department of Information Technology

RCC Institute of Information Technology, Kolkata
Canal South Road, Kolkata - 700015

Course Structure - IT 592, Computer Architecture

Course Curriculum
Department, Program, Course
Number, Title of Course and Year IT, B.Tech-IT, IT592, Computer architecture Lab, 3rd Year
of Study
Identification of Course Designers:
names of faculty (wri ters & • Writer: Mr. Soumyadip Dhar, M.E., Asst. Prof., Dept of IT
editors/moderator) with • Moderator: Dr. Pramathanath Basu, Professor, PhD.
designations & qualifications
Mapping with Faculty
Qualification & Expertise • Mr. Soumyadip Dhar (8 years, M.E. in Computer Science and engineering)
(Experience of teaching in • Dr. Pramathanath Basu (41 years, PhD)
UG Engg.)
Designation as a Compulsory or
Compulsory
Elective course (Module)
Basic Electronics design in first year, Analog & Digital electronics and
Pre-requisites Courses Computer organization in Third semester.
Contact Hours, Credits and Type L-T-P : 0-0-3
of course (theory, tutorial, Credit – 2.0
seminar, project, etc.), Practical
Class/Laboratory/Tutorial 3 hours Laboratory
schedule, Duration One Semester

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Implement compound circuit to achieve complex logical results
2. Create design for new circuit that may be effective for complex computation
Course Outcomes 3. Design the basic components of a machine using VHDL
4. Test the hardware components and analyze the performance of compound
circuits using software tools

Day Duration Topics

Week 1 3 Lab VHDL introduction
Week 2 3 Lab Basic digital logic base programming with VHDL
Week 3 3 Lab 8-bit Addition, Multiplication, Division
Topics covered based on syllabus Week 4 3 Lab 8-bit Register design
of affiliating University MAKAUT Week 5 3 Lab Memory unit design and perform memory operations
Week 6 3 Lab 8-bit simple ALU design
Week 7 3 Lab 8-bit simple CPU design
Week 8 3 Lab Interfacing of CPU and Memory
Additional Topics (Class + Minor project using Xiling
Tutorial)
• Program demonstration through projector.
Hints for Learning-Teaching • Assignments on different modules as per syllabus.
• Interactive problem solving and doubt-clearing session.
Approach (Course Delivery) • Outside the class interaction with individual students having problems.

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• Attendance (Direct Assessment Method): 10% (University certification)

• Assignments: (Direct Assessment Method): 20%
• 1 viva voce at term end (Direct Assessment Method): 10%
Course Assessment Policy • 1 Final Term-end Lab. Exam (Direct Assessment Method): 60%
• Students Feedback and Employer Survey (Indirect Assessment Methods)
• Classroom Demonstration and Class Performance (Direct Assessment
Method (Institute certification)
In addition to direct assessment tools as per University norms, following
direct and indirect assessment tools are used to measure attainments of Pos
related to the course outcome.
Hints for Course Assessment • Additional Lab Assignments
instruments & processes (both • Micro Project
• Student Semester Exit Survey
continuous and semester-end • Program & Dept. Evaluation Survey
assessment) The correlation mapping of assessment tools/elements and POs related to
the course are depicted in the Assessment Tool Table. The grading criteria
against each assessment tool to ascertain the scores (1-4) is depicted in the
Assessment Rubrics Table.
• Text Books:
Text Books and/or Reference 1. Computer Architecture and Organization. John. P.Hayes McGraw- Hill.
Material 2. Computrt system Architecture. M.Moris Mano. Pearson

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Mapping of Course Outcome with Program Outcome
.
S.
No Course Code Course Outcome PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
.
Describe working of computer S
systems and its basic principles
Analyze the system performance S
Computer
Architecture. Relate the interconnections
1
IT(502) between various components of S M
-Theory a modern computer

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Visualize the design of different S
components of a computer
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Selection of Assessment Components and Tools
Score Weighted Evaluation of Pos
IT-502 (Computer Architecture) (WS – 0.5 || WM = 0.3 || WW =
(1 – 4)
Component Ast - # PO 1 PO 2 PO 1 PO 2
1.1.1 Multiple Choice Questions (Quiz) S 0.5 × Score
Short Answer type Questions (Class
1.1.2 S S 0.5 × Score 0.5 × Score
Test)
1.1.3 Problem based Questions (Class Test) S S 0.5 × Score 0.5 × Score
Class Open Ended Realistic Questions (Class
Performance 1.1.5 S S 0.5 × Score 0.5 × Score
Test)
Assignments (Library/ Home
1.1.6 M 0.3 × Score
Assignment)
1.1.7 Viva S 0.5 × Score

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1.1.9 Attendance S 0.5 × Score
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Terminal
1.2.1 Written Semester Exams S M 0.5 × Score 0.3 × Score
Test
Indirect
2.2.2 Student Semester Exit Survey W S 0.2 x Score 0.5 × Score
Method
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Weighted Score (WS) Total / 4.0 Total / 2.3

% of PO attained WS * 100/4 WS * 100/4
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IT-502 (Computer Architecture)

Assessment Tools Assessment Techniques
Poor Developing Good Excellent
Assessment Method Ast - #
(Score – 1) (Score – 2) (Score – 3) (Score – 4)
Multiple Choice
1.1.1 <40% >40% - <60% >60% - <80% >80%
Questions (Quiz)
Short Answer type
1.1.2 <40% >40% - <60% >60% - <80% >80%
Questions (Class Test)
Problem based
1.1.3 <40% >40% - <60% >60% - <80% >80%
Questions (Class Test)
Open Ended Realistic
1.1.5 <40% >40% - <60% >60% - <80% >80%

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Regular but often Regularly solves all problems and in
Assignment (Library/ Irregular Regular and solve all
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1.1.6 search helps from addition to that is capable to generate new

Home) problems of its own
instructor ideas
Viva 1.1.7 <40% >40% - <60% >60% - <80% >80%
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Attendance 1.1.9 ≤50% >50% - 60% >60% - 80% >80%

Written exams 1.2.1 <40% >40% - <60% >60% - <80% >80%
Know the basics of
every module but less Can identify and confident to
Student Semester Exit Can’t answer adequately on Efficient in selection of approach, can
2.2.2 confident to write apply techniques
Survey overall course reason out how to do and what to do
program for new
problem
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Mapping of Course Outcome with Program Outcome

S.
No Course Code Course Outcome PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
.
Implement compound circuit to
achieve complex logical results M S

Create design for new circuit that

may be effective for complex S
computation
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Architecture.
1 Design the basic components of a
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machine using VHDL S S

-Practical
Test the hardware components
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and analyze the performance of

compound circuits using software S

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Weighted Evaluation of POs

IT-592 (Computer Architecture Lab) Score
(WS – 0.5 || WM = 0.3 || WW =
(1 – 4)
Component Ast - # PO1 PO3 PO 5 PO1 PO3 PO 5
1.1.9 Attendance S 0.5 × Score
Laboratory Experiments/Assignments
Class 1.1.10 (incl. conducting physical tests using M 0.3 × Score
Performance tools and preparing lab reports)
Micro Project (in labs) (to conduct
1.1.11 experiments, integrate result, analyse M M 0.3 × Score 0.3 × Score
result and report)
Laboratory Exams (to conduct certain

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1.2.2 M S M 0.3 × Score 0.5 × Score 0.3 × Score
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Test report the procedure, results etc.

followed by Viva Voce)
Indirect 2.2.2 Student Semester Exit Survey W S 0.2 × Score 0.5 × Score
Method 2.2.4 Program & Dept. Evaluation Survey S M 0.5 × Score 0.3 × Score
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Weighted Score (WS) Total / 1.6 Total / 1.3 Total / 1.1

% of PO attaine WS * 100/4 WS * 100/4 WS * 100/4
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IT-592 (Computer Architecture Lab)

Assessment Tools Assessment Techniques
Poor Developing Good Excellent
Assessment Method Ast - #
(Score – 1) (Score – 2) (Score – 3) (Score – 4)
Attendance 1.1.9 ≤50% >50% - 60% >60% - 80% >80%
Regular but often Regularly solves all problems and in
Lab. Experiments & Irregular Regular and solve all
1.1.10 search helps from addition to that is capable to generate new
Assignment problems of its own
instructor ideas
Can integrate and execute the
Can design basic Develops the project with structured
project but organization of
Micro project (in Labs) 1.1.11 No Performance modules but poor in coding and proper comments. Reusability
code is very poor and hard to
integration is high and proper documentation is done

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Laboratory Exams 1.2.2 <40% >40% - <60% >60% - <80% >80%
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Know the basics of

every module but less Can identify and confident to
Student semester exit Can’t answer adequately on Efficient in selection of approach, can
2.2.2 confident to write apply techniques
survey overall course reason out how to do and what to do
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program for new

problem
Can write previously
Can analysis a given problem
Prog. & Dept. Can’t solve many of the seen programs but Efficient programming approach towards
2.2.4 very well but adopts complex
evaluation survey programming assignments application to new any problem
strategy for programming
program is poor