Computer Organization

Number Systems and Codes: Decimal, Binary, Octal, Hexadecimal, signed numbers arithmetic, the ASCII code. Types and Nature of computer logic components: gates/buffers, flip-flops, counters, registers, timers/clocks, latches, decoders, encoders, arithmetic logic unit. Major paths of computer: processor, memory, I/O devices. Buses; an example microcomputer instruction formats, Addressing modes, Instruction Types, Flow of Control. Microprogramming. Inter-facing: I/O chips, address decoding. Assembly Language: Format, Assembly process, macros, linking and loading; multilevel machines.