Course Composition

1. Introduction (1-2 Weeks)
   • Fundamentals of Design
   • Performance and Cost
   • Parts of a Computer
2. Processing Unit (4-5 Weeks)
   • CPU Organization
   • Instruction Cycle
   • Instruction Sets
   • Performance Considerations
   • Pipelining
   • Other Developments
   • Survey of Different CPUs
3. Memory (3-4 Weeks)
   • Basic Memory Concepts
   • Types of Memory
   • Memory Hierarchy
   • Swapping and Paging
   • Cache Memory
   • Performance Considerations
4. Input/Output (2-3 Weeks)
   • The I/O Subsystem
   • Interrupts
   • Direct Memory Access
   • Bus Organization and Other I/O Hardware
   • Standard I/O Interfaces
5. Networking (1-2 Weeks)
   • Basic Networking Concepts
   • Networking Devices