UNIT - 01Chapter IGeneral structure of Microprocessors - Microprocessor Architecture: Introduction-Instruction set-Data formats-Instruction formats - Addressing modes. Chapter IIMemory hierarchy: Register file-Cache-Virtual memory and paging - segmentation. Pipelining: Theinstruction pipeline-pipeline hazards-Instruction level parallelism. UNIT - 02Chapter IIIReduced Instruction Set computer Principles: RISC Versus CISC - RISC properties - RISCevaluation -On-chip register file versus cache evaluation. Chapter IVThe Intel x 86 family Architecture: Introduction-The register set-Data formats-Addressing modes-Instruction set and assembly Directives. UNIT - 03Chapter VInterrupt-Segmentation-Paging-real and virtual mode execution-protection mechanism-taskmanagement. Chapter VIThe Pentium - The i486 and i386 Microprocessors UNIT - 04Chapter VIIEarlier Systems:8086,80186 and 80286: The 8086 and 8088-The 80186 and 80188 - The 80286. Chapter VIIIThe motorolo M68000 family: Introduction registers-Data formats - Addressing modes- Instructionset and assembly directives- memory management - Instruction and data caces-Exceptionprocessing. UNIT - 05Chapter IXAdvanced RISC Microprocessors: The DEC Alpha AXP -Introduction-The alpha AXP architecture-Alpha AXP Implementations. Chapter XThe power PC family: Introduction-The power PC Architecture-The power PC601-The IBM-RS-6000.

Vinayaka Missions University,Directorate of Distance Education

Salem India

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

1 Yr.

MAJOR II ADVANCED MICROPROCESSOR AND ITSAPPLICATIONS(2050239)

UNIT - 06Chapter XIThe sun SPARC family: Introduction-SPARC Architecture-The Super SPARC -Earlier SPARCimplementations. Chapter XIIThe Intel i860 family: Introduction-i860 Architecture - The i860 implementation. TEXT BOOK:1. Advanced Microprocessors - Daniel Tabak, McGraw-Hill Inc. Second Edition.