Regulation: R23
Branch: Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Semester: 3-1
Computer Architecture and Organization
Verified vs. official syllabus
Checked 2026-07-01
Both the subject list and detailed unit topics are sourced from an autonomous JNTUK-affiliated college's published syllabus and have not been independently cross-confirmed against JNTUK's own exam records -- autonomous colleges may adapt content locally.
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Unit-wise syllabus
UNIT 01
Basic Computer Organization and Design
Instruction codes, computer registers, computer instructions; Timing and control, instruction cycle, memory-reference instructions; Input-output and interrupt; complete computer description; Design of the basic computer and accumulator logic
UNIT 02
Register Transfer and Micro-operations
Register transfer language, register transfer, bus and memory transfers; Arithmetic, logic and shift micro-operations; arithmetic logic shift unit; Microprogrammed control: control memory, address sequencing; Microprogram example; design of control unit
UNIT 03
Central Processing Unit and Pipelining
General register and stack organization, instruction formats, addressing modes; Data transfer and manipulation, program control, RISC; Parallel processing and pipelining; arithmetic and instruction pipelines, RISC pipeline; Vector processing and array processors
UNIT 04
Input/Output Organization
Peripheral devices and I/O interface; Asynchronous data transfer and modes of transfer; Priority interrupt and direct memory access; Input-Output Processor (IOP) and serial communication
UNIT 05
Memory Organization
Memory hierarchy; Main memory and auxiliary memory; Associative memory and cache memory; Virtual memory and memory management hardware
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