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COA Notes 4th semm - Computer organization and

architecture
Computer science engineering (Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology
University)

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COMPUTER ORGANIZATION & ARCHITECTURE

DIGITAL NOTES
BY
Dona Chakraborty

BANIATANGI, BHUBNESWAR, KHORDHA – 752060

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CONTENT

SL NO. CHAPTER
1 Functional blocks of a computer
1 CPU
2 Memory
3 Input-output subsystems
4 Control unit
5 Instruction set architecture of a CPU
6 Registers
7 Instruction execution cycle
8 RTL interpretation of instructions
9 Addressing modes, instruction set
10 Case study – instruction sets of some common CPUs.
2 Data representation
1 Signed number representation
2 Fixed and floating point representations
3 character representation
4 Computer arithmetic – integer addition and subtraction
5 Ripple carry adder
6 carry look-ahead adder
7 Multiplication – shift- And add
8 Booth multiplier
9 carry save multiplier
10 Division restoring and non-restoring techniques
11 Floating point arithmetic

3 Introduction to x86 architecture

1 x86 architecture.
2 CPU control unit design: hardwired and micro-programmed design approaches
3 Case study – design of a simple hypothetical CPU
4 Memory system design: semiconductor memory technologies
5 Memory organization
6 Peripheral devices and their characteristics: Input-Output subsystems
7 I/O device interface ,I/O transfers=program controlled
8 Interrupt driven and DMA
9 privileged and non-privileged instructions

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10 software interrupts and exceptions

11 Programs and processes-role of interrupts in process state transition
12 I/O device interfaces – SCII, USB
4 Pipelining
1 Basic concepts of pipelining

2 Throughput and speedup

3 pipeline hazards

4 Parallel Processors: Introduction to parallel processors

5 Concurrent access to memory and cache coherency

6 CPU Basics: Multiple CPUs

7 Cores, and Hyper-Threading

8 Introduction to Multiple-Processor Scheduling in Operating System.

5 Memory organization
1 Memory interleaving

2 concept of hierarchical memory organization

3 cache memory

4 cache size vs. block size

5 mapping function

6 replacement algorithm

7 write policies.

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SYLLABUS

Module-I (08 Hrs.)

Functional blocks of a computer: CPU, memory, input-output subsystems, control unit. Instruction set
architecture of a CPU-registers, instruction execution cycle, RTL interpretation of instructions,
addressing modes, instruction execution cycle, RTL interpretation of instructions, addressing modes,
instruction set. Case study – instruction sets of some common CPUs.

Module-II: (08 Hrs.)

Data representation: signed number representation, fixed and floating-point representations, character
representation. Computer arithmetic – integer addition and subtraction, ripple carry adder, carry look-
ahead adder, etc. multiplication – shift-and add, Booth multiplier, carry save multiplier, etc. Division
restoring and non-restoring techniques, floating point arithmetic.

Module-III: (12 Hrs.)

Introduction to x86 architecture.

CPU control unit design: hardwired and micro-programmed design approaches, Case study – design of a
simple hypothetical CPU.

Memory system design: semiconductor memory technologies, memory organization.

Peripheral devices and their characteristics: Input-Output subsystems, I/O device interface, I/O
transfers=program controlled, interrupt driven and DMA, privileged and non-privileged instructions,
software interrupts and exceptions, Programs and processes-role of interrupts in process state
transitions, I/O device interfaces – SCII, USB

Module-IV: (07 Hrs.)

Pipelining: Basic concepts of pipelining, throughput and speedup, pipeline hazards.

Parallel Processors: Introduction to parallel processors, Concurrent access to memory and cache
coherency CPU Basics: Multiple CPUs, Cores, and Hyper-Threading, Introduction to Multiple-Processor
Scheduling in Operating System.

Module-V: (08 Hrs.)

Memory organization: Memory interleaving, concept of hierarchical memory organization, cache

memory, cache size vs. block size, mapping function, replacement algorithm, write policies.

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Module-I:
Functional blocks of a computer:

Computer: A computer is a combination of hardware and software resources

which integrate together and provides various functionalities to the user.
Hardware are the physical components of a computer like the processor,
memory devices, monitor, keyboard etc. while software is the set of programs
or instructions that are required by the hardware resources to function properly.
There are a few basic components that aids the working-cycle of a computer
i.e. the Input- Process- Output Cycle and these are called as the functional
components of a computer. It needs certain input, processes that input and
produces the desired output.

 Input Unit :The input unit consists of input devices that are attached to the
computer. These devices take input and convert it into binary language that
the computer understands. Some of the common input devices are
keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner etc.
 Central Processing Unit (CPU) : Once the information is entered into the
computer by the input device, the processor processes it. The CPU is called
the brain of the computer because it is the control center of the computer. It
first fetches instructions from memory and then interprets them so as to
know what is to be done. If required, data is fetched from memory or input
device. Thereafter CPU executes or performs the required computation and
then either stores the output or displays on the output device. The CPU has
three main components which are responsible for different functions –
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), Control Unit (CU) and Memory registers
 Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU) : The ALU, as its name suggests
performs mathematical calculations and takes logical decisions. Arithmetic
calculations include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Logical

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decisions involve comparison of two data items to see which one is larger or
smaller or equal.
 Control Unit : The Control unit coordinates and controls the data flow in and
out of CPU and also controls all the operations of ALU, memory registers
and also input/output units. It is also responsible for carrying out all the
instructions stored in the program. It decodes the fetched instruction,
interprets it and sends control signals to input/output devices until the
required operation is done properly by ALU and memory.

Types of Control Unit – There are two types of control units: Hardwired control
unit and Microprogrammable control unit.
1. Hardwired Control Unit – In the Hardwired control unit, the control signals
that are important for instruction execution control are generated by specially
designed hardware logical circuits, in which we cannot modify the signal
generation method without physical change of the circuit structure. The
operation code of an instruction contains the basic data for control signal
generation. In the instruction decoder, the operation code is decoded. The
instruction decoder constitutes a set of many decoders that decode different
fields of the instruction opcode. As a result, few output lines going out from
the instruction decoder obtains active signal values. These output lines are
connected to the inputs of the matrix that generates control signals for
execution units of the computer. This matrix implements logical combinations
of the decoded signals from the instruction opcode with the outputs from the
matrix that generates signals representing consecutive control unit states
and with signals coming from the outside of the processor,
e.g. interrupt signals. The matrices are built in a similar way as a
programmable logic arrays.

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1. Control signals for an instruction execution have to be generated not in a

single time point but during the entire time interval that corresponds to the
instruction execution cycle. Following the structure of this cycle, the suitable
sequence of internal states is organized in the control unit. A number of
signals generated by the control signal generator matrix are sent back to
inputs of the next control state generator matrix. This matrix combines these
signals with the timing signals, which are generated by the timing unit based
on the rectangular patterns usually supplied by the quartz generator. When a
new instruction arrives at the control unit, the control units is in the initial
state of new instruction fetching. Instruction decoding allows the control unit
enters the first state relating execution of the new instruction, which lasts as
long as the timing signals and other input signals as flags and state
information of the computer remain unaltered. A change of any of the earlier
mentioned signals stimulates the change of the control unit state. This
causes that a new respective input is generated for the control signal
generator matrix. When an external signal appears, (e.g. an interrupt) the
control unit takes entry into a next control state that is the state concerned
with the reaction to this external signal (e.g. interrupt processing). The
values of flags and state variables of the computer are used to select
suitable states for the instruction execution cycle. The last states in the cycle
are control states that commence fetching the next instruction of the
program: sending the program counter content to the main memory address
buffer register and next, reading the instruction word to the instruction
register of computer. When the ongoing instruction is the stop instruction

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that ends program execution, the control unit enters an operating system
state, in which it waits for a next user directive.
2. Microprogrammable control unit – The fundamental difference between
these unit structures and the structure of the hardwired control unit is the
existence of the control store that is used for storing words containing
encoded control signals mandatory for instruction execution. In
microprogrammed control units, subsequent instruction words are fetched
into the instruction register in a normal way. However, the operation code of
each instruction is not directly decoded to enable immediate control signal
generation but it comprises the initial address of a microprogram contained
in the control store.
 With a single-level control store: In this, the instruction opcode from
the instruction register is sent to the control store address register. Based
on this address, the first microinstruction of a microprogram that
interprets execution of this instruction is read to the microinstruction
register. This microinstruction contains in its operation part encoded
control signals, normally as few bit fields. In a set microinstruction field
decoders, the fields are decoded. The microinstruction also contains the
address of the next microinstruction of the given instruction microprogram
and a control field used to control activities of the microinstruction
address generator

The last mentioned field decides the addressing mode (addressing

operation) to be applied to the address embedded in the ongoing
microinstruction. In microinstructions along with conditional addressing
mode, this address is refined by using the processor condition flags that
represent the status of computations in the current program. The last
microinstruction in the instruction of the given microprogram is the

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microinstruction that fetches the next instruction from the main memory to
the instruction register.
 With a two-level control store: In this, in a control unit with a two-level
control store, besides the control memory for microinstructions, a nano-
instruction memory is included. In such a control unit, microinstructions
do not contain encoded control signals. The operation part of
microinstructions contains the address of the word in the nano-instruction
memory, which contains encoded control signals. The nano-instruction
memory contains all combinations of control signals that appear in
microprograms that interpret the complete instruction set of a given
computer, written once in the form of nano-instructions.

In this way, unnecessary storing of the same operation parts of

microinstructions is avoided. In this case, microinstruction word can be
much shorter than with the single level control store. It gives a much
smaller size in bits of the microinstruction memory and, as a result, a
much smaller size of the entire control memory. The microinstruction
memory contains the control for selection of consecutive
microinstructions, while those control signals are generated at the
basis of nano-instructions. In nano-instructions, control signals are
frequently encoded using 1 bit/ 1 signal method that eliminates
decoding.

Advantages of a well-designed Control Unit:

Efficient instruction execution: A well-designed control unit can execute

instructions more efficiently by optimizing the instruction pipeline and
minimizing the number of clock cycles required for each instruction.
Improved performance: A well-designed control unit can improve the
performance of the CPU by increasing the clock speed, reducing the latency,
and improving the throughput.

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Support for complex instructions: A well-designed control unit can support

complex instructions that require multiple operations, reducing the number of
instructions required to execute a program.
Improved reliability: A well-designed control unit can improve the reliability of
the CPU by detecting and correcting errors, such as memory errors and
pipeline stalls.
Lower power consumption: A well-designed control unit can reduce power
consumption by optimizing the use of resources, such as registers and memory,
and reducing the number of clock cycles required for each instruction.

Disadvantages of a poorly-designed Control Unit:

Reduced performance: A poorly-designed control unit can reduce the

performance of the CPU by introducing pipeline stalls, increasing the latency,
and reducing the throughput.
Increased complexity: A poorly-designed control unit can increase the
complexity of the CPU, making it harder to design, test, and maintain.
Higher power consumption: A poorly-designed control unit can increase
power consumption by inefficiently using resources, such as registers and
memory, and requiring more clock cycles for each instruction.
Reduced reliability: A poorly-designed control unit can reduce the reliability of
the CPU by introducing errors, such as memory errors and pipeline stalls.
Limitations on instruction set: A poorly-designed control unit may limit the
instruction set of the CPU, making it harder to execute complex instructions and
limiting the functionality of the CPU.

 Memory Registers : A register is a temporary unit of memory in the CPU.

These are used to store the data which is directly used by the processor. Registers
can be of different sizes(16 bit, 32 bit, 64 bit and so on) and each register inside
the CPU has a specific function like storing data, storing an instruction, storing
address of a location in memory etc. The user registers can be used by an
assembly language programmer for storing operands, intermediate results etc.
Accumulator (ACC) is the main register in the ALU and contains one of the
operands of an operation to be performed in the ALU .

 Memory : Memory attached to the CPU is used for storage of data and
instructions and is called internal memory The internal memory is divided into
many storage locations, each of which can store data or instructions. Each memory
location is of the same size and has an address. With the help of the address, the
computer can read any memory location easily without having to search the entire
memory. when a program is executed, it’s data is copied to the internal memory
and is stored in the memory till the end of the execution. The internal memory is
also called the Primary memory or Main memory. This memory is also called as

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RAM, i.e. Random Access Memory. The time of access of data is independent of
its location in memory, therefore this memory is also called Random Access
memory (RAM).

Types of computer memory

In general, memory can be divided into primary and secondary memory;
moreover, there are numerous types of memory when discussing just primary
memory. Some types of primary memory include the following

 Cache memory:This temporary storage area, known as a cache, is more

readily available to the processor than the computer's main memory
source. It is also called CPU memory because it is typically integrated
directly into the CPU chip or placed on a separate chip with
a bus interconnect with the CPU.

 RAM: The term is based on the fact that any storage location can be
accessed directly by the processor.

 Dynamic RAM:DRAM is a type of semiconductor memory that is typically

used by the data or program code needed by a computer processor to
function.

 Static RAM: SRAM retains data bits in its memory for as long as power is
supplied to it. Unlike DRAM, which stores bits in cells consisting of a
capacitor and a transistor, SRAM does not have to be periodically
refreshed.

 Read-only memory: ROM is a type of computer storage containing

nonvolatile, permanent data that, normally, can only be read and not
written to. ROM contains the programming that enables a computer to start
up or regenerate each time it is turned on.

 Programmable ROM: PROM is ROM that can be modified once by a user.

It enables a user to tailor a microcode program using a special machine
called a PROM programmer.

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 Erasable PROM: EPROM is programmable read-only memory PROM that

can be erased and re-used. Erasure is caused by shining an intense
ultraviolet light through a window designed into the memory chip.

 Electrically erasable PROM: EEPROM is a user-modifiable ROM that can

be erased and reprogrammed repeatedly through the application of higher
than normal electrical voltage. Unlike EPROM chips, EEPROMs do not
need to be removed from the computer to be modified. However, an
EEPROM chip must be erased and reprogrammed in its entirety, not
selectively.

 Virtual memory : A memory management technique where secondary

memory can be used as if it were a part of the main memory. Virtual
memory uses hardware and software to enable a computer to compensate
for physical memory shortages by temporarily transferring data from RAM
to disk storage.

 Output Unit : The output unit consists of output devices that are attached with
the computer. It converts the binary data coming from CPU to human
understandable form. The common output devices are monitor, printer, etc.

Instruction Set Architecture:

ISA describes the design of a Computer in terms of the basic operations it
must support. The ISA is not concerned with the implementation-specific details
of a computer. It is only concerned with the set or collection of basic operations
the computer must support. For example, the AMD Athlon and the Core 2 Duo
processors have entirely different implementations but they support more or
less the same set of basic operations as defined in the x86 Instruction Set.

1. The ISA defines the types of instructions to be supported by the

processor.
Based on the type of operations they perform MIPS Instructions are
classified into 3 types:
 Arithmetic/Logic Instructions:
These Instructions perform various Arithmetic & Logical operations on
one or more operands.

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 Data Transfer Instructions:

These instructions are responsible for the transfer of instructions from
memory to the processor registers and vice versa.
 Branch and Jump Instructions:
These instructions are responsible for breaking the sequential flow of
instructions and jumping to instructions at various other locations, this is
necessary for the implementation of functions and conditional
statements.

2. The ISA defines the maximum length of each type of instruction.

Since the MIPS is a 32 bit ISA, each instruction must be accommodated
within 32 bits.

3. The ISA defines the Instruction Format of each type of instruction.

The Instruction Format determines how the entire instruction is encoded
within 32 bits
There are 3 types of Instruction Formats in the MIPS ISA:
 R-Instruction Format
 I-Instruction Format
 J-Instruction Format

Registers: Registers are a type of computer memory used to quickly accept, store,
and transfer data and instructions that are being used immediately by the CPU. The
registers used by the CPU are often termed as Processor registers. A processor register
may hold an instruction, a storage address, or any data (such as bit sequence or
individual characters). The computer needs processor registers for manipulating data
and a register for holding a memory address. The register holding the memory location
is used to calculate the address of the next instruction after the execution of the current
instruction is completed.

Following is the list of some of the most common registers used in a basic
computer:

Register Symbol Number of bits Function

Data register DR 16 Holds memory operand

Address register AR 12 Holds address for the memory

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Accumulator AC 16 Processor register

Instruction register IR 16 Holds instruction code

Program counter PC 12 Holds address of the instruction

Temporary register TR 16 Holds temporary data

Input register INPR 8 Carries input character

Output register OUTR 8 Carries output character

o The Memory unit has a capacity of 4096 words, and each word contains 16 bits.
o The Data Register (DR) contains 16 bits which hold the operand read from the
memory location.
o The Memory Address Register (MAR) contains 12 bits which hold the address for
the memory location.
o The Program Counter (PC) also contains 12 bits which hold the address of the
next instruction to be read from memory after the current instruction is executed.
o The Accumulator (AC) register is a general purpose processing register.
o The instruction read from memory is placed in the Instruction register (IR).
o The Temporary Register (TR) is used for holding the temporary data during the
processing.
o The Input Registers (IR) holds the input characters given by the user.
o The Output Registers (OR) holds the output after processing the input data.

Instruction Execution Cycle: The instruction cycle comprises three main stages and is
also addressed as the fetch-decode-execute cycle or fetch-execute cycle because of the steps
involved. The stages are as follows:

 Fetch stage
 Decode stage
 Execute stage

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The following procedures are included in each instruction cycle:

 The CPU reads the effective address from memory if the instruction has an indirect address
 The register retrieves instructions from memory.
 It is capable of carrying out the command
 Decoding education is the primary task assigned

The loop continues carrying out the task repeatedly until a halt condition is met. Till then, the cycle
keeps on restarting.

The code for Instruction Cycle determines which phase of the cycle it is in.

01: Indirect Cycle

10: Execute Cycle

11: Interrupt Cycle

00: Fetch Cycle

Cycle of Fetch
The address instruction to be executed in the order is stored on the program counter. The processor
retrieves the education from the pointed memory. The register increments the PC and obtains the
instruction’s address. The instruction is then written to the instruction register. The processor reads
the instruction and then executes it.

Cycle of Execution
The data transfer for implementation occurs in two ways, which are as follows:

The data is sent from the processor to memory or from memory to the processor. Processor-Input/
Output Data can be transferred to or from a peripheral device via a processor-I/O device transfer.
The processor performs essential operations on the information during the execution cycle, and the
control consistently requests a change in the data implementation sequence. These two methods
are linked and complete the execution cycle.

RTL: (Register Transfer Language)

The Register Transfer Language is the symbolic representation of notations used to

specify the sequence of micro-operations. In a computer system, data transfer takes
place between processor registers and memory and between processor registers and

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input-output systems. These data transfer can be represented by standard notations

given below:

o Notations R0, R1, R2..., and so on represent processor registers.

o The addresses of memory locations are represented by names such as LOC,
PLACE, MEM, etc.
o Input-output registers are represented by names such as DATA IN, DATA OUT
and so on.
o The content of register or memory location is denoted by placing square brackets
around the name of the register or memory location.

Instruction Set: Computer instructions are a set of machine language instructions

that a particular processor understands and executes. A computer performs tasks on the
basis of the instruction provided.

An instruction comprises of groups called fields. These fields include:

o The Operation code (Opcode) field which specifies the operation to be

performed.
o The Address field which contains the location of the operand, i.e., register or
memory location.
o The Mode field which specifies how the operand will be located.

A basic computer has three instruction code formats which are:

1. Memory - reference instruction

2. Register - reference instruction
3. Input-Output instruction

Memory - reference instruction:

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In Memory-reference instruction, 12 bits of memory is used to specify an address and

one bit to specify the addressing mode 'I'.

Register - reference instruction:

The Register-reference instructions are represented by the Opcode 111 with a 0 in the
leftmost bit (bit 15) of the instruction. A Register-reference instruction specifies an
operation on or a test of the AC (Accumulator) register.

Addressing Modes:
Instructions that define the address of a definite memory location are known as memory
reference instructions. The method in which a target address or effective address is
recognized within the instruction is known as addressing mode.
The address field for instruction can be represented in two different ways are as follows
−

 Direct Addressing − It uses the address of the operand.

 Indirect Addressing − It facilitates the address as a pointer to the operand.
The address of the operand or the target address is called the effective address.
Effective Address (EA) − It defines the address that can be executed as a target
address for a branch type instruction or the address that can be used directly to create
an operand for a computation type instruction, without creating any changes.
Opcodes
An opcode is a collection of bits that represents the basic operations including add,
subtract, multiply, complement, and shift. The total number of operations provided

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through the computer determines the number of bits needed for the opcode. The
minimum bits accessible to the opcode should be n for 2n operations. These operations
are implemented on information that is saved in processor registers or memory.

Address
The address is represented as the location where a specific instruction is constructed in
the memory. The address bits of an instruction code is used as an operand and not as
an address. In such methods, the instruction has an immediate operand. If the second
part has an address, the instruction is referred to have a direct address.
There is another possibility in the second part including the address of the operand.
This is referred to as an indirect address. In the instruction code, one bit can signify if
the direct or indirect address is executed.
The figure shows a diagram showing direct and indirect addresses.

Instruction sets of some common CPUs: An instruction is a set of codes that the
computer processor can understand. The code is usually in 1s and 0s, or machine language. It
contains instructions or tasks that control the movement of bits and bytes within the processor.

Example of some instruction sets −

 ADD − Add two numbers together.
 JUMP − Jump to designated RAM address.
 LOAD − Load information from RAM to the CPU.

Types of Instruction Set:

Generally, there are two types of instruction set used in computers.

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Reduced Instruction set Computer (RISC)

A number of computer designers recommended that computers use fewer instructions
with simple constructs so that they can be executed much faster within the CPU without
having to use memory as often. This type of computer is called a Reduced Instruction
Set Computer.
The concept of RISC involves an attempt to reduce execution time by simplifying the
instruction set of computers.
Characteristics of RISC
The characteristics of RISC are as follows −
 Relatively few instructions.
 Relatively few addressing modes.
 Memory access limited to load and store instructions.
 All operations done within the register of the CPU.
 Single-cycle instruction execution.
 Fixed length, easily decoded instruction format.
 Hardwired rather than micro ed control.

RISC Architecture

It is a highly customized set of instructions used in portable devices due to

system reliability such as Apple iPod, mobiles/smartphones.

Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC)

CISC is a computer where a single instruction can perform numerous low-level
operations like a load from memory and a store from memory, etc. The CISC attempts

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to minimize the number of instructions per program but at the cost of an increase in the
number of cycles per instruction.
The design of an instruction set for a computer must take into consideration not only
machine language constructs but also the requirements imposed on the use of high
level programming languages.
The goal of CISC is to attempt to provide a single machine instruction for each
statement that is written in a high level language.
Characteristics of CISC
The characteristics of CISC are as follows −
 A large number of instructions typically from 100 to 250 instructions.
 Some instructions that perform specialized tasks and are used infrequently.
 A large variety of addressing modes- typically from 5 to 20 different modes.
 Variable length instruction formats.
 Instructions that manipulate operands in memory.

RISC CISC

It is a Reduced Instruction Set Computer. It is a Complex Instruction Set Computer.

It emphasizes on software to optimize the instruction set. It emphasizes on hardware to optimize the
instruction set.

It is a hard wired unit of programming in the RISC Microprogramming unit in CISC Processor.
Processor.

It requires multiple register sets to store the instruction. It requires a single register set to store the
instruction.

RISC has simple decoding of instruction. CISC has complex decoding of instruction.

Uses of the pipeline are simple in RISC. Uses of the pipeline are difficult in CISC.

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It uses a limited number of instruction that requires less It uses a large number of instruction that requires
time to execute the instructions. more time to execute the instructions.

It uses LOAD and STORE that are independent instructions It uses LOAD and STORE instruction in the
in the register-to-register a program's interaction. memory-to-memory interaction of a program.

RISC has more transistors on memory registers. CISC has transistors to store complex instructions.

The execution time of RISC is very short. The execution time of CISC is longer.

RISC architecture can be used with high-end applications CISC architecture can be used with low-end
like telecommunication, image processing, video applications like home automation, security
processing, etc. system, etc.

It has fixed format instruction. It has variable format instruction.

The program written for RISC architecture needs to take Program written for CISC architecture tends to
more space in memory. take less space in memory.

Example of RISC: ARM, PA-RISC, Power Architecture, Alpha, Examples of CISC: VAX, Motorola 68000 family,
AVR, ARC and the SPARC. System/360, AMD and the Intel x86 CPUs.

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Module-II:

Data representation:
Signed number representation: A signed integer is an integer with a positive ‘+’
or negative sign ‘-‘ associated with it. Since the computer only understands
binary, it is necessary to represent these signed integers in binary form.
In binary, signed Integer can be represented in three ways:
1. Signed bit.
2. 1’s Complement.
3. 2’s Complement.
Signed bit Representation: In the signed integer representation method the
following rules are followed:
1. The MSB (Most Significant Bit) represents the sign of the Integer.
2. Magnitude is represented by other bits other than MSB i.e. (n-1) bits where n
is the no. of bits.
3. If the number is positive, MSB is 0 else 1.
4. The range of signed integer representation of an n-bit number is given as –
(2^{n-1}-1) to (2)^{n-1}-1.
1’s Complement representation of a signed integer:
In 1’s complement representation the following rules are used:
1. For +ve numbers the representation rules are the same as signed integer
representation.
2. For –ve numbers, we can follow any one of the two approaches:
 Write the +ve number in binary and take 1’s complement of it.
 Write Unsigned representation of 2^n-1-X for –X.
2’s Complement representation:
In 2’s Complement representation the following rules are used:
1. For +ve numbers, the representation rules are the same as signed integer
representation.
2. For –ve numbers, there are two different ways we can represent the number.
 Write an unsigned representation of 2^n-X for –X in n-bit representation.
 Write a representation of +X and take 2’s Complement.

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Fixed and Floating Point Representations:

Fixed-Point Representation −
This representation has fixed number of bits for integer part and for fractional part. For
example, if given fixed-point representation is IIII.FFFF, then you can store minimum
value is 0000.0001 and maximum value is 9999.9999. There are three parts of a fixed-
point number representation: the sign field, integer field, and fractional field.

We can represent these numbers using:

 Signed representation: range from -(2(k-1)-1) to (2(k-1)-1), for k bits.

 1’s complement representation: range from -(2(k-1)-1) to (2(k-1)-1), for k bits.
 2’s complementation representation: range from -(2(k-1)) to (2(k-1)-1), for k bits.
2’s complementation representation is preferred in computer system because of
unambiguous property and easier for arithmetic operations.
Floating-Point Representation −
This representation does not reserve a specific number of bits for the integer part or the
fractional part. Instead it reserves a certain number of bits for the number (called the
mantissa or significand) and a certain number of bits to say where within that number
the decimal place sits (called the exponent).
The floating number representation of a number has two part: the first part represents a
signed fixed point number called mantissa. The second part of designates the position
of the decimal (or binary) point and is called the exponent. The fixed point mantissa
may be fraction or an integer. Floating -point is always interpreted to represent a
number in the following form: Mxr e.
Only the mantissa m and the exponent e are physically represented in the register
(including their sign). A floating-point binary number is represented in a similar manner
except that is uses base 2 for the exponent. A floating-point number is said to be
normalized if the most significant digit of the mantissa is 1.

So, actual number is (-1)s(1+m)x2(e-Bias), where s is the sign bit, m is the mantissa, e is
the exponent value, and Bias is the bias number.

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Note that signed integers and exponent are represented by either sign representation,
or one’s complement representation, or two’s complement representation.
The floating point representation is more flexible. Any non-zero number can be
represented in the normalized form of ±(1.b1b2b3 ...)2x2n This is normalized form of a
number x.
Character Representation:

Computers work in binary. As a result, all characters, whether they are letters,
punctuation or digits, are stored as binary numbers. All of the characters that a
computer can use are called a character set.

Two standards are in common use:

 American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)

 Unicode
ASCII uses seven bits, giving a character set of 128 characters. The characters are
represented in a table called the ASCII table. The 128 characters include:

 32 control codes (mainly to do with printing)

 32 punctuation codes, symbols, and space
 26 upper-case letters
 26 lower-case letters
 numeric digits 0-9
We tend to say that the letter ‘A’ is the first letter of the alphabet, ‘B’ is the second
and so on, all the way up to ‘Z’, which is the 26th letter. In ASCII, each character
has its own assigned number.

Denary, binary and hexadecimal representations of ASCII characters

Character Denary Binary Hexadecimal

A 65 1000001 41

Z 90 1011010 5A

a 97 1100001 61

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Denary, binary and hexadecimal representations of ASCII characters

Character Denary Binary Hexadecimal

z 122 1111010 7A

0 48 0110000 30

9 57 0111001 39

Space 32 0100000 20

! 33 0100001 21

‘A’ is represented by the denary number 65 (binary 1000001,hexadecimal 41), ‘B’

by 66 (binary 1000010, hexadecimal 42) and so on up to ‘Z’, which is represented
by the denary number 90 (binary 1011010, hexadecimal 5A). Similarly, lower-case
letters start at denary 97 (binary 1100001, hexadecimal 61) and end at denary 122
(binary 1111010, hexadecimal 7A).

When data is stored or transmitted, its ASCII or Unicode number is used, not the
character itself.

For example, the word "Computer" would be represented as:

1000011 1101111 1101101 1110000 1110101 1110100 1100101 1110010

Computer arithmetic –
Integer addition and subtraction: There are eight conditions to consider while
adding or subtracting signed numbers. These conditions are based on the operations
implemented and the sign of the numbers.
The table displays the algorithm for addition and subtraction. The first column in the
table displays these conditions. The other columns of the table define the actual
operations to be implemented with the magnitude of numbers. The last column of the
table is needed to avoid a negative zero. This defines that when two same numbers are
subtracted, the output must not be - 0. It should consistently be +0.
In the table, the magnitude of the two numbers is defined by P and Q.

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Addition and Subtraction of Signed Magnitude Numbers

Operations Addition of Magnitudes Subtraction of Magnitudes

(+P) + (+Q) +(P+Q) P>Q P<Q P=Q

(+P) + (-Q) +(P-Q) -(Q-P) +(P-Q)

(-P) + (+Q) -(P-Q) +(Q-P) +(P-Q)

(-P) + (-Q) -(P+Q)

(+P) - (+Q) +(P-Q) -(Q-P) +(P-Q)

(+P) - (-Q) +(P+Q)

(-P) - (+Q) -(P+Q)

(-P) - (-Q) -(P-Q) +(Q-P) +(P-Q)

As display in the table, the addition algorithm states that −
 When the signs of P and Q are equal, add the two magnitudes and connect the
sign of P to the output.
 When the signs of P and Q are different, compare the magnitudes and subtract
the smaller number from the greater number.
 The signs of the output have to be equal as P in case P > Q or the complement of
the sign of P in case P < Q.
 When the two magnitudes are equal, subtract Q from P and modify the sign of the
output to positive.
The subtraction algorithm states that −
 When the signs of P and Q are different, add the two magnitudes and connect the
signs of P to the output.
 When the signs of P and Q are the same, compare the magnitudes and subtract
the smaller number from the greater number.
 The signs of the output have to be equal as P in case P > Q or the complement of
the sign of P in case P < Q.
 When the two magnitudes are equal, subtract Q from P and modify the sign of the
output to positive.
Ripple Carry Adder: A structure of multiple full adders is cascaded in a manner to
gives the results of the addition of an n bit binary sequence. This adder includes
cascaded full adders in its structure so, the carry will be generated at every full adder
stage in a ripple-carry adder circuit. These carry output at each full adder stage is
forwarded to its next full adder and there applied as a carry input to it. This process
continues up to its last full adder stage. So, each carry output bit is rippled to the next
stage of a full adder. By this reason, it is named as “RIPPLE CARRY ADDER”. The

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most important feature of it is to add the input bit sequences whether the sequence is 4
bit or 5 bit or any.

“One of the most important point to be considered in this carry adder is the final output
is known only after the carry outputs are generated by each full adder stage and
forwarded to its next stage. So there will be a delay to get the result with using of this
carry adder”.

There are various types in ripple-carry adders. They are:

 4-bit ripple-carry adder

 8-bit ripple-carry adder
 16-bit ripple-carry adder
First, we will start with 4-bit ripple-carry-adder and then 8 bit and 16-bit ripple-
carry adders.

4-bit Ripple Carry Adder

The below diagram represents the 4-bit ripple-carry adder. In this adder, four
full adders are connected in cascade. Co is the carry input bit and it is zero
always. When this input carry ‘Co’ is applied to the two input sequences A1
A2 A3 A4 and B1 B2 B3 B4 then output represented with S1 S2 S3 S4 and
output carry C4.

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Working of 4-bit Ripple Carry Adder

 Let’s take an example of two input sequences 0101 and 1010. These are
representing the A4 A3 A2 A1 and B4 B3 B2 B1.
 As per this adder concept, input carry is 0.
 When Ao & Bo are applied at 1st full adder along with input carry 0.
 Here A1 =1 ; B1=0 ; Cin=0
 Sum (S1) and carry (C1) will be generated as per the Sum and Carry
equations of this adder. As per its theory, the output equation for the Sum =
A1⊕B1⊕Cin and Carry = A1B1⊕B1Cin⊕CinA1
 As per this equation, for 1st full adder S1 =1 and Carry output i.e., C1=0.
 Same like for next input bits A2 and B2, output S2 = 1 and C2 = 0. Here the
important point is the second stage full adder gets input carry i.e., C1 which
is the output carry of initial stage full adder.
 Like this will get the final output sequence (S4 S3 S2 S1) = (1 1 1 1) and
Output carry C4 = 0
 This is the addition process for 4-bit input sequences when it’s applied to
this carry adder.

8-bit Ripple Carry Adder

 It consists of 8 full adders which are connected in cascaded form.
 Each full adder carry output is connected as an input carry to the next stage
full adder.
 The input sequences are denoted by (A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8) and (B1
B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8) and its relevant output sequence is denoted by (S1
S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8).
 The addition process in an 8-bit ripple-carry-adder is the same principle
which is used in a 4-bit ripple-carry-adder i.e., each bit from two input
sequences are going to added along with input carry.
 This will use when the addition of two 8 bit binary digits sequence.

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16-bit Ripple Carry Adder

 It consists of 16 full adders which are connected in cascaded form.
 Each full adder carry output is connected as an input carry to the next stage
full adder.
 The input sequences are denoted by (A1 ….. A16) and (B1 …… B16) and
its relevant output sequence is denoted by (S1 …….. S16).
 The addition process in a 16-bit ripple-carry-adder is the same principle
which is used in a 4-bit ripple-carry adder i.e., each bit from two input
sequences are going to add along with input carry.
 This will use when the addition of two 16 bit binary digits sequence.

Carry Look-Ahead Adder:

One widely used approach is to employ a carry look-ahead which solves this
problem by calculating the carry signals in advance, based on the input signals.
This type of adder circuit is called a carry look-ahead adder.
A carry look-ahead adder reduces the propagation delay by introducing more
complex hardware. In this design, the ripple carry design is suitably transformed
such that the carry logic over fixed groups of bits of the adder is reduced to two-
level logic. Let us discuss the design in detail.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Carry Look-Ahead Adder :

Advantages –

 The propagation delay is reduced.

 It provides the fastest addition logic.
Disadvantages –

 The Carry Look-ahead adder circuit gets complicated as the number of

variables increase.
 The circuit is costlier as it involves more number of hardware.

Multiplication–shift and Add:

 Shift-and-add multiplication is similar to the multiplication performed by paper
and pencil. This method adds the multiplicand X to itself Y times, where Y
denotes the multiplier. To multiply two numbers by paper and pencil, the
algorithm is to take the digits of the multiplier one at a time from right to left,
multiplying the multiplicand by a single digit of the multiplier and placing the
intermediate product in the appropriate positions to the left of the earlier results.
 As an example, consider the multiplication of two unsigned 4-bit numbers, 8
(1000) and 9 (1001).

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In the case of binary multiplication, since the digits are 0 and 1, each step of the
multiplication is simple. If the multiplier digit is 1, a copy of the multiplicand (1 ×
multiplicand) is placed in the proper positions; if the multiplier digit is 0, a number of 0
digits (0 × multiplicand) are placed in the proper positions.

 Consider the multiplication of positive numbers. The first version of the multiplier
circuit, which implements the shift-and-add multiplication method for two n-bit
numbers, is shown in Figure

 The 2n-bit product register (A) is initialized to 0. Since the basic algorithm shifts
the multiplicand register (B) left one position each step to align the multiplicand
with the sum being accumulated in the product register, we use a 2n-bit
multiplicand register with the multiplicand placed in the right half of the register
and with 0 in the left half.

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 Figure shows the basic steps needed for the multiplication. The algorithm starts
by loading the multiplicand into the B register, loading the multiplier into the Q
register, and initializing the A register to 0. The counter N is initialized to n. The
least significant bit of the multiplier register (Q0) determines whether the
multiplicand is added to the product register. The left shift of the multiplicand has
the effect of shifting the intermediate products to the left, just as when multiplying
by paper and pencil. The right shift of the multiplier prepares the next bit of the
multiplier to examine in the following iteration.

Booth’s multiplication:
The booth algorithm is a multiplication algorithm that allows us to multiply the two signed
binary integers in 2's complement, respectively. It is also used to speed up the performance of
the multiplication process. It is very efficient too. It works on the string bits 0's in the multiplier
that requires no additional bit only shift the right-most string bits and a string of 1's in a
multiplier bit weight 2k to weight 2m that can be considered as 2k+ 1 - 2m.

In the above flowchart, initially, AC and Qn + 1 bits are set to 0, and the SC is a sequence counter
that represents the total bits set n, which is equal to the number of bits in the multiplier. There
are BR that represent the multiplicand bits, and QR represents the multiplier bits. After that,

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we encountered two bits of the multiplier as Qn and Qn + 1, where Qn represents the last bit of
QR, and Qn + 1 represents the incremented bit of Qn by 1. Suppose two bits of the multiplier is
equal to 10; it means that we have to subtract the multiplier from the partial product in the
accumulator AC and then perform the arithmetic shift operation (ashr). If the two of the
multipliers equal to 01, it means we need to perform the addition of the multiplicand to the
partial product in accumulator AC and then perform the arithmetic shift operation (ashr),
including Qn + 1. The arithmetic shift operation is used in Booth's algorithm to shift AC and QR
bits to the right by one and remains the sign bit in AC unchanged. And the sequence counter is
continuously decremented till the computational loop is repeated, equal to the number of bits
(n).

Working on the Booth Algorithm

1. Set the Multiplicand and Multiplier binary bits as M and Q, respectively.
2. Initially, we set the AC and Qn + 1 registers value to 0.
3. SC represents the number of Multiplier bits (Q), and it is a sequence counter that is
continuously decremented till equal to the number of bits (n) or reached to 0.
4. A Qn represents the last bit of the Q, and the Qn+1 shows the incremented bit of Qn by 1.
5. On each cycle of the booth algorithm, Qn and Qn + 1 bits will be checked on the following
parameters as follows:
i. When two bits Qn and Qn + 1 are 00 or 11, we simply perform the arithmetic shift
right operation (ashr) to the partial product AC. And the bits of Qn and Qn + 1 is
incremented by 1 bit.
ii. If the bits of Qn and Qn + 1 is shows to 01, the multiplicand bits (M) will be added
to the AC (Accumulator register). After that, we perform the right shift operation
to the AC and QR bits by 1.
iii. If the bits of Qn and Qn + 1 is shows to 10, the multiplicand bits (M) will be
subtracted from the AC (Accumulator register). After that, we perform the right
shift operation to the AC and QR bits by 1.
6. The operation continuously works till we reached n - 1 bit in the booth algorithm.
7. Results of the Multiplication binary bits will be stored in the AC and QR registers.

There are two methods used in Booth's Algorithm:

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1. RSC (Right Shift Circular)

It shifts the right-most bit of the binary number, and then it is added to the beginning
of the binary bits.

2. RSA (Right Shift Arithmetic)

It adds the two binary bits and then shift the result to the right by 1-bit position.

Example: 0100 + 0110 => 1010, after adding the binary number shift each bit by 1 to
the right and put the first bit of resultant to the beginning of the new bit.

Example: Multiply the two numbers 7 and 3 by using the Booth's multiplication
algorithm.

Ans. Here we have two numbers, 7 and 3. First of all, we need to convert 7 and 3 into
binary numbers like 7 = (0111) and 3 = (0011). Now set 7 (in binary 0111) as
multiplicand (M) and 3 (in binary 0011) as a multiplier (Q). And SC (Sequence Count)
represents the number of bits, and here we have 4 bits, so set the SC = 4. Also, it shows
the number of iteration cycles of the booth's algorithms and then cycles run SC = SC - 1
time.

Qn Qn + 1 M = (0111) AC Q Qn + 1 SC
M' + 1 = (1001) & Operation

1 0 Initial 0000 0011 0 4

Subtract (M' + 1) 1001

1001

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Perform Arithmetic Right Shift operations (ashr) 1100 1001 1 3

1 1 Perform Arithmetic Right Shift operations (ashr) 1110 0100 1 2

0 1 Addition (A + M) 0111

0101 0100

Perform Arithmetic right shift operation 0010 1010 0 1

0 0 Perform Arithmetic right shift operation 0001 0101 0 0

The numerical example of the Booth's Multiplication Algorithm is 7 x 3 = 21 and the

binary representation of 21 is 10101. Here, we get the resultant in binary 00010101. Now
we convert it into decimal, as (000010101)10 = 2*4 + 2*3 + 2*2 + 2*1 + 2*0 => 21.

Carry Save Multiplier:

An important advance in improving the speed of multipliers, pioneered by Wallace, is

the use of carry save adders (CSA). Even though the building block is still the multiplying
adder (ma), the topology of prevents a ripple carry by ensuring that, wherever possible,
the carry-out signal propagates downward and not sideways.

The illustration below gives an example of this multiplication process.

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Inside a carry-save array multiplier

However, the topology is so that the carry-out from one adder is not connected to the
carry-in of the next adder. Hence preventing a ripple carry.

Division Restoring Techniques:

In this section, we are going to perform restoring algorithm with the help of an
unsigned integer. We are using restoring term because we know that the value of
register A will be restored after each iteration. We will also try to solve this problem
using the flow chart and apply bit operations.

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Here, register Q is used to contain the quotient, and register A is used to contain the
remainder. Here, the divisor will be loaded into the register M, and n-bit divided will be
loaded into the register Q. 0 is the starting value of a register. The values of these types
of registers are restored at the time of iteration. That's why it is known as restoring.

Now we will learn some steps of restoring division algorithm, which is described as
follows:

Step 1: In this step, the corresponding value will be initialized to the registers, i.e.,
register A will contain value 0, register M will contain Divisor, register Q will contain
Dividend, and N is used to specify the number of bits in dividend.

Step 2: In this step, register A and register Q will be treated as a single unit, and the
value of both the registers will be shifted left.

Step 3: After that, the value of register M will be subtracted from register A. The result
of subtraction will be stored in register A.

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Step 4: Now, check the most significant bit of register A. If this bit of register A is 0, then
the least significant bit of register Q will be set with a value 1. If the most significant bit
of A is 1, then the least significant bit of register Q will be set to with value 0, and
restore the value of A that means it will restore the value of register A before subtraction
with M.

Step 5: After that, the value of N will be decremented. Here n is used as a counter.

Step 6: Now, if the value of N is 0, we will break the loop. Otherwise, we have to again
go to step 2.

Step 7: This is the last step. In this step, the quotient is contained in the register Q, and
the remainder is contained in register A.

For example:

In this example, we will perform a Division restoring algorithm.

1. Dividend = 11
2. Divisor = 3

N M A Q Operation

4 00011 00000 1011 Initialize

00011 00001 011_ Shift left AQ

00011 11110 011_ A=A-M

00011 00001 0110 Q[0] = 0 And restore A

3 00011 00010 110_ Shift left AQ

00011 11111 110_ A=A-M

00011 00010 1100 Q[0] = 0

2 00011 00101 100_ Shift left AQ

00011 00010 100_ A=A-M

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00011 00010 1001 Q[0] = 1

1 00011 00101 001_ Shift left AQ

00011 00010 001_ A=A-M

00011 00010 0011 Q[0] = 1

Division non-restoring techniques:

The non-restoring division algorithm is more complex as compared to the restoring

division algorithm. But when we implement this algorithm in hardware, it has an
advantage, i.e., it contains only one decision and addition/subtraction per quotient bit.
After performing the subtraction operation, there will not be any restoring steps. Due to
this, the numbers of operations basically cut down up to half. Because of the less
operation, the execution of this algorithm will be fast. This algorithm basically performs
simple operations such as addition, subtraction. In this method, we will use the sign bit
of register A. 0 is the starting value/bit of register A.

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Now we will learn steps of the non-restoring division algorithm, which are described as
follows:

Step 1: In this step, the corresponding value will be initialized to the registers, i.e.,
register A will contain value 0, register M will contain Divisor, register Q will contain
Dividend, and N is used to specify the number of bits in dividend.

Step 2: In this step, we will check the sign bit of A.

Step 3: If this bit of register A is 1, then shift the value of AQ through left, and perform
A = A + M. If this bit is 0, then shift the value of AQ into left and perform A = A - M.
That means in case of 0, the 2's complement of M is added into register A, and the
result is stored into A.

Step 4: Now, we will check the sign bit of A again.

Step 5: If this bit of register A is 1, then Q[0] will become 0. If this bit is 0, then Q[0] will
become 1. Here Q[0] indicates the least significant bit of Q.

Step 6: After that, the value of N will be decremented. Here N is used as a counter.

Step 7: If the value of N = 0, then we will go to the next step. Otherwise, we have to
again go to step 2.

Step 8: We will perform A = A + M if the sign bit of register A is 1.

Step 9: This is the last step. In this step, register A contains the remainder, and register
Q contains the quotient.

For example:

In this example, we will perform a Non-Restoring Division algorithm with the help of an
Unsigned integer.

1. Dividend = 11
2. Divisor = 3
3. -M = 11101

N M A Q Action

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4 00011 00000 1011 Begin

00011 00001 011_ Shift left AQ

00011 11110 011_ A=A-M

3 00011 11110 0110 Q[0] = 0

00011 11100 110_ Shift left AQ

00011 11111 110_ A=A+M

2 00011 11111 1100 Q[0] = 0

00011 11111 100_ Shift left AQ

00011 00010 100_ A = A +M

1 00011 00010 1001 Q[0] = 1

00011 00101 001_ Shift left AQ

00011 00010 001_ A=A-M

0 00011 00010 0011 Q[0] = 1

So, register A contains the remainder 2, and register Q contains the quotient 3.

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Module III:
Introduction to x86 architecture:
x86 is an Intel CPU architecture used to denote the microprocessor family released after the
original 8086 processor. It was originated with the 16-bit 8086 processor in 1978, which denotes
the microprocessor family on the basis of the Intel 8086 and 8088 microprocessors. Generally,
X86 is the term for Intel processors that comprises of 286, 386, 486, and 586 processors. In
modern times, the term "x86" is used to denote to any 32-bit processor that ensures backward
compatibility for x86 instruction set architectures. Since the full name of the processors is 80286,
80386, 80486, and 80586; therefore, the term x86 is short for 80x86. Typically, the "80" is used to
avoid redundancy.
Some of the highlights of the evolution of x86 architecture are:
1. 8080 – It was the world’s first general-purpose microprocessor. It was an 8-
bit machine, with an 8-bit data path to memory. It was used in the first
personal computer.
2. 8086 – It was a 16-bit machine and was far more powerful than the previous
one. It had a wider data path of 16-bits and larger registers along with an
instruction cache or queue that prefetches a few instructions before they are
executed. It is the first appearance of 8086 architecture. It has a real mode
and an addressable memory of 1 MB.
3. 80286 – It has an addressable memory of 16 MB instead of just 1 MB and
contains two modes-real mode and first-generation 16-bit protected mode. It
has a data transfer width of 16-bits and a programming model of 16-bits (16-
bits general purpose registers and 16-bit addressing).
4. 80386 – It was Intel’s first 32-bit machine. Due to its 32-bit architecture, it
was able to compete against the complexity and power of microcomputers
and mainframes introduced just a few years earlier. It was the first processor
to support multitasking and contained the 32-bit protected mode. It also
implemented the concept of paging (permitted 32-bit virtual memory address
to be translated into 32-bit physical memory address). It has an addressable
physical memory of 4 GB and a data transfer width of 32 bits.
5. 80486 – It introduced the concept of cache technology and instruction
pipelining. It contained a write protect feature and offered a built-in math co-
processor that offloaded complex math operations from the main CPU.
6. Pentium – The use of superscalar techniques was introduced as multiple
instructions started executing in parallel. The page size extension (PSE)
feature was added as a minor enhancement in paging.
7. Pentium Pro – It used register renaming, branch prediction, data flow
analysis, speculative execution, and more pipeline stages. Advanced
optimization techniques in microcode were also added along with level 2
cache. It implemented the second-generation address translation in which a
32-bit virtual address is translated into a 36-bit physical memory address.

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8. Pentium II – It was able to process video, audio, and graphics data

efficiently by incorporating Intel MMX technology (multimedia data set).
9. Pentium III – It contains SMD (streaming extensions) instructions (SSE) and
supports 3D graphics software. It has a maximum CPU clock rate of 1.4 GHz
and contained 70 new instructions.
10. Pentium 4 – It implements third-generation address translation that
translates a 48-bit virtual memory address to a 48-bit physical memory
address. It contains other floating point enhancements for multimedia.
11. Core – It is the first Intel microprocessor with dual-core which is the
implementation of 2 processors on a single chip. There is an addition of
Visualizing Technology.
12. Core 2 – It extends the architecture to 64 bits and core 2 Quad provides
four processors on a single chip. The register set, as well as addressing
modes, are 64 bits.

Comparison of major features of X-86 Family:

Microprocessor 8086 80286 80386 80486 Pentium

The data bus (bits) 16 16 32 32 64

Address bus (bits) 20 24 32 32 32

Operating Speed MHz 5 – 10 6 – 20 16 – 33 25- 50 50 – 100

Memory Capacity 1 MB 16 MB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB

Memory Management External External External Internal Internal

PC Type (IBM) PC – XT PC – AT PC – AT PC – AT PC – AT

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Main Co-Processor External External External Internal Internal

Introduction 1978 1982 1985 1989 1993

Advantages:

Compatibility: One of the key advantages of the x86 architecture is its

compatibility with older processors. This allows software developed for older
processors to run on newer x86 processors without modification, which makes it
easy to upgrade systems.
Performance: The evolution of x86 microprocessors has resulted in significant
improvements in performance. Each new generation of processors has been
faster and more efficient than the previous one, which has enabled the
development of more advanced applications and technologies.
Versatility: The x86 architecture is used in a wide range of applications, from
personal computers to servers, embedded systems, and mobile devices. This
versatility has made it one of the most widely used processor architectures in
the world.
Broad Industry Support: The x86 architecture is supported by a large
ecosystem of hardware and software vendors. This broad industry support has
helped to drive innovation and development, resulting in a range of products
that are designed to work with x86 processors.

Disadvantages:

Complex Instruction Set: The x86 architecture has a complex instruction set,
which makes it difficult to optimize code for performance. This complexity can
also make it harder to debug software and hardware issues.
Power Consumption: The evolution of x86 microprocessors has led to a
significant increase in power consumption. This has become a major issue in
mobile devices, where battery life is critical.
Heat Dissipation: As x86 processors have become more powerful, they have
also become hotter. This has led to the development of more sophisticated
cooling systems, which can add to the cost and complexity of systems.
Cost: The x86 architecture is licensed by Intel, which can make it more
expensive than other processor architectures that are available. This can be a
significant barrier to entry for smaller hardware and software vendors.

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CPU control unit design:

Hardwired Control Unit:
A hardwired control is a mechanism of producing control signals using Finite State
Machines (FSM) appropriately. It is designed as a sequential logic circuit. The final
circuit is constructed by physically connecting the components such as gates, flip flops,
and drums. Hence, it is named a hardwired controller.
The figure shows a 2-bit sequence counter, which is used to develop control signals.
The output obtained from these signals is decoded to generate the required signals in
sequential order.

The hardwired control consists of a combinational circuit that outputs desired controls
for decoding and encoding functions. The instruction that is loaded in the IR is decoded
by the instruction decoder. If the IR is an 8-bit register, then the instruction decoder
generates 28 (256) lines.
Inputs to the encoder are given from the instruction step decoder, external inputs, and
condition codes. All these inputs are used and individual control signals are generated.
The end signal is generated after all the instructions get executed. Furthermore, it
results in the resetting of the control step counter, making it ready to generate the
control step for the next instruction.

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The major goal of implementing the hardwired control is to minimize the cost of the
circuit and to achieve greater efficiency in the operation speed. Some of the methods
that have come up for designing the hardwired control logic are as follows −

 Sequence Counter Method − This is the most convenient method employed to

design the controller of moderate complexity.
 Delay Element Method − This method is dependent on the use of clocked delay
elements for generating the sequence of control signals.
 State Table Method − This method involves the traditional algorithmic approach
to design the Notes controller using the classical state table method.

Microprogrammed Control Unit:

A control unit whose binary control values are saved as words in memory is called a
microprogrammed control unit.
A controller results in the instructions to be implemented by constructing a definite
collection of signals at each system clock beat. Each of these output signals generates
one micro-operation including register transfer. Thus, the sets of control signals are
generated definite micro-operations that can be saved in the memory.
Each bit that forms the microinstruction is linked to one control signal. When the bit is
set, the control signal is active. When it is cleared the control signal turns inactive.
These microinstructions in a sequence can be saved in the internal ’control’ memory.
The control unit of a microprogram-controlled computer is a computer inside a
computer.
The following image shows the block diagram of a Microprogrammed Control
organization.

There are the following steps followed by the microprogrammed control are −

 It can execute any instruction. The CPU should divide it down into a set of
sequential operations. This set of operations are called microinstruction. The
sequential micro-operations need the control signals to execute.

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 Control signals saved in the ROM are created to execute the instructions on the
data direction. These control signals can control the micro-operations concerned
with a microinstruction that is to be performed at any time step.
 The address of the microinstruction is executed next is generated.
 The previous 2 steps are copied until all the microinstructions associated with the
instruction in the set are executed.
The address that is supported to the control ROM originates from the micro counter
register. The micro counter received its inputs from a multiplexer that chooses the
output of an address ROM, a current address incrementer, and an address that is
saved in the next address field of the current microinstruction.
Case study – design of a simple hypothetical CPU:
Microprocessing unit is synonymous to central processing unit, CPU used in traditional
computer. Microprocessor (MPU) acts as a device or a group of devices which do the
following tasks.

 communicate with peripherals devices

 provide timing signal
 direct data flow
 perform computer tasks as specified by the instructions in memory
8085 Microprocessor
The 8085 microprocessor is an 8-bit general purpose microprocessor which is capable
to address 64k of memory. This processor has forty pins, requires +5 V single power
supply and a 3-MHz single-phase clock.

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Block Diagram

ALU
The ALU perform the computing function of microprocessor. It includes the accumulator,
temporary register, arithmetic & logic circuit & and five flags. Result is stored in
accumulator & flags.
Block Diagram

Accumulator
It is an 8-bit register that is part of ALU. This register is used to store 8-bit data & in
performing arithmetic & logic operation. The result of operation is stored in accumulator.

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Diagram

Flags
Flags are programmable. They can be used to store and transfer the data from the
registers by using instruction. The ALU includes five flip-flops that are set and reset
according to data condition in accumulator and other registers.
 S (Sign) flag − After the execution of an arithmetic operation, if bit D 7 of the result
is 1, the sign flag is set. It is used to signed number. In a given byte, if D 7 is 1
means negative number. If it is zero means it is a positive number.
 Z (Zero) flag − The zero flag is set if ALU operation result is 0.
 AC (Auxiliary Carry) flag − In arithmetic operation, when carry is generated by
digit D3 and passed on to digit D4, the AC flag is set. This flag is used only
internally BCD operation.
 P (Parity) flag − After arithmetic or logic operation, if result has even number of
1s, the flag is set. If it has odd number of 1s, flag is reset.
 C (Carry) flag − If arithmetic operation result is in a carry, the carry flag is set,
otherwise it is reset.
Register section
It is basically a storage device and transfers data from registers by using instructions.
 Stack Pointer (SP) − The stack pointer is also a 16-bit register which is used as
a memory pointer. It points to a memory location in Read/Write memory known as
stack. In between execution of program, sometime data to be stored in stack. The
beginning of the stack is defined by loading a 16-bit address in the stack pointer.
 Program Counter (PC) − This 16-bit register deals with fourth operation to
sequence the execution of instruction. This register is also a memory pointer.
Memory location have 16-bit address. It is used to store the execution address.
The function of the program counter is to point to memory address from which
next byte is to be fetched.
 Storage registers − These registers store 8-bit data during a program execution.
These registers are identified as B, C, D, E, H, L. They can be combined as
register pair BC, DE and HL to perform some 16 bit operations.
Time and Control Section
This unit is responsible to synchronize Microprocessor operation as per the clock pulse
and to generate the control signals which are necessary for smooth communication

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between Microprocessor and peripherals devices. The RD bar and WR bar signals are
synchronous pulses which indicates whether data is available on the data bus or not.
The control unit is responsible to control the flow of data between microprocessor,
memory and peripheral devices.

PIN diagram

All the signal can be classified into six groups

S.N. Group Description

1 Address bus
The 8085 microprocessor has 8 signal
line, A15 - A8 which are uni directional and
used as a high order address bus.

2 Data bus
The signal line AD7 - AD0 are bi-
directional for dual purpose. They are
used as low order address bus as well as
data bus.

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Control Signal
RD bar − It is a read control signal (active
low). If it is active then memory read the
data.
WR bar − It is write control signal (active
low). It is active when written into
selected memory.
Status signal
ALU (Address Latch Enable) − When
3 Control signal and Status signal ALU is high. 8085 microprocessor use
address bus. When ALU is low. 8085
microprocessor is use data bus.
IO/M bar − This is a status signal used to
differentiate between i/o and memory
operations. When it is high, it indicate an
i/o operation and when it is low, it indicate
memory operation.
S1 and S0 − These status signals, similar
to i/o and memory bar, can identify
various operations, but they are rarely
used in small system.

Vcc − +5v power supply.

Vss − ground reference.
X, X − A crystal is connected at these two
4 Power supply and frequency signal pins. The frequency is internally divided
by two operate system at 3-MHz, the
crystal should have a frequency of 6-
MHz.
CLK out − This signal can be used as the
system clock for other devices.

INTR (i/p) − Interrupt request.

INTA bar (o/p) − It is used as
5 Externally initiated signal acknowledge interrupt.
TRAP (i/p) − This is non maskable
interrupt and has highest priority.

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HOLD (i/p) − It is used to hold the

executing program.
HLDA (o/p) − Hold acknowledge.
READY (i/p) − This signal is used to
delay the microprocessor read or write
cycle until a slow responding peripheral is
ready to accept or send data.
RESET IN bar − When the signal on this
pin goes low, the program counter is set
to zero, the bus are tri-stated, & MPU is
reset.
RESET OUT − This signal indicate that
MPU is being reset. The signal can be
used to reset other devices.
RST 7.5, RST 6.5, RST 5.5 (Request
interrupt) − It is used to transfer the
program control to specific memory
location. They have higher priority than
INTR interrupt.

6 Serial I/O ports

The 8085 microprocessor has two signals
to implement the serial transmission
serial input data and serial output data.

Instruction Format
Each instruction is represented by a sequence of bits within the computer. The
instruction is divided into group of bits called field. The way instruction is expressed is
known as instruction format. It is usually represented in the form of rectangular box. The
instruction format may be of the following types.

Variable Instruction Formats

These are the instruction formats in which the instruction length varies on the basis of
opcode & address specifiers. For Example, VAX instruction vary between 1 and 53
bytes while X86 instruction vary between 1 and 17 bytes.
Format

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Advantage
These formats have good code density.
Drawback
These instruction formats are very difficult to decode and pipeline.

Fixed Instruction Formats

In this type of instruction format, all instructions are of same size. For Example, MIPS,
Power PC, Alpha, ARM.
Format

Advantage
They are easy to decode & pipeline.
Drawback
They don't have good code density.

Memory system design:

semiconductor memory technologies:
A device for storing digital information that is fabricated by using integrated
circuit technology is known as semiconductor memory. Also known as integrated-circuit
memory, large-scale integrated memory, memory chip, semiconductor storage,
transistor memory.

Semiconductor memory is the main memory element of a microcomputer-based system

and is used to store program and data. The main memory elements are nothing but
semiconductor devices that stores code and information permanently. The
semiconductor memory is directly accessible by the microprocessor. And the access
time of the data present in the primary memory must be compatible with the operating
time of the microprocessor.

Thus semiconductor devices are preferred as primary memory. With the rapid growth in
the requirement for semiconductor memories there have been a number of technologies
and types of memory that have emerged. Names such as ROM, RAM, EPROM,
EEPROM,etc.

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Types of semiconductor memory

Electronic semiconductor memory technology can be split into two main types
or categories, according to the way in which the memory operates :

1. RAM - Random Access Memory

2. ROM - Read Only Memory

There is a large variety of types of ROM and RAM that are available. These
arise from the variety of applications and also the number of technologies
available.

(i) Random Access Memory (RAM)

As the names suggest, the RAM or random access memory is a form of

semiconductor memory technology that is used for reading and writing data in any order
- in other words as it is required by the processor. It is used for such applications as the
computer or processor memory where variables and other storage are required on a
random basis. Data is stored and read many times to and from this type of memory.

Random access memory is used in huge quantities in computer applications as

current day computing and processing technology requires large amounts of memory to
enable them to handle the memory hungry applications used today. Many types of RAM
including SDRAM with its DDR3, DDR4, and soon DDR5 variants are used in huge
quantities.

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DRAM

Dynamic RAM is a form of random access memory. DRAM uses a capacitor to store
each bit of data, and the level of charge on each capacitor determines whether that bit
is a logical 1 or 0. However these capacitors do not hold their charge indefinitely, and
therefore the data needs to be refreshed periodically. As a result of this dynamic
refreshing it gains its name of being a dynamic RAM.

DRAM is the form of semiconductor memory that is often used in equipment including
personal computers and workstations where it forms the main RAM for the computer.
The semiconductor devices are normally available as integrated circuits for use in PCB
assembly in the form of surface mount devices or less frequently now as leaded
components.

Disadvantages of DRAM

1. Complex manufacturing process

2. Data requires refreshing
3. More complex external circuitry required (read and refresh periodically)
4. Volatile memory
5. Relatively slow operational speed
6. Need to refresh the capacitor charge every once in two milliseconds.

SRAM

SRAM is stands for Static Random Access Memory. This form of

semiconductor memory gains its name from the fact that, unlike DRAM, the
data does not need to be refreshed dynamically. These semiconductor
devices are able to support faster read and write times than DRAM (typically
10 ns against 60 ns for DRAM), and in addition its cycle time is much shorter
because it does not need to pause between accesses.

However they consume more power, they are less dense and more expensive
than DRAM. As a result of this SRAM is normally used for caches, while
DRAM is used as the main semiconductor memory technology.

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(ii) Read Only Memory (ROM)

A ROM is a form of semiconductor memory technology used where the data is

written once and then not changed. In view of this it is used where data needs
to be stored permanently, even when the power is removed - many memory
technologies lose the data once the power is removed. As a result, this type of
semiconductor memory technology is widely used for storing programs and
data that must survive when a computer or processor is powered down.

For example, the BIOS of a computer will be stored in ROM. As the name
implies, data cannot be easily written to ROM. Depending on the technology
used in the ROM, writing the data into the ROM initially may require special
hardware. Although it is often possible to change the data, this gain requires
special hardware to erase the data ready for new data to be written in.

PROM

This stands for Programmable Read Only Memory. It is a semiconductor

memory which can only have data written to it once, the data written to it is
permanent. These memories are bought in a blank format and they are
programmed using a special PROM programmer. Typically a PROM will
consist of an array of fuseable links some of which are "blown" during the
programming process to provide the required data pattern.

The PROM stores its data as a charge on a capacitor. There is a charge

storage capacitor for each cell and this can be read repeatedly as required.
However it is found that after many years the charge may leak away and the
data may be lost. Nevertheless, this type of semiconductor memory used to
be widely used in applications where a form of ROM was required, but where
the data needed to be changed periodically, as in a development
environment, or where quantities were low.

EPROM

This is an Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory. This form of

semiconductor memory can be programmed and then erased at a later time.
This is normally achieved by exposing the silicon to ultraviolet light. To enable
this to happen there is a circular window in the package of the EPROM to
enable the light to reach the silicon of the chip. When the PROM is in use, this

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window is normally covered by a label, especially when the data may need to
be preserved for an extended period.

EEPROM

This is an Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory. Data

can be written to it and it can be erased using an electrical voltage. This is
typically applied to an erase pin on the chip. Like other types of PROM,
EEPROM retains the contents of the memory even when the power is turned
off. Also like other types of ROM, EEPROM is not as fast as RAM. EEPROM
memory cells are made from floating-gate MOSFETS (known as FGMOS).

Flash memory

Flash memory may be considered as a development of EEPROM

technology. Data can be written to it and it can be erased, although only in
blocks, but data can be read on an individual cell basis. To erase and re-
program areas of the chip, programming voltages at levels that are available
within electronic equipment are used. It is also non-volatile, and this makes it
particularly useful. As a result Flash memory is widely used in many
applications including memory cards for digital cameras, mobile phones,
computer memory sticks and many other applications.

Flash memory stores data in an array of memory cells. The memory cells are
made from floating-gate MOSFETS (known as FGMOS). These FG
MOSFETs (or FGMOS in short) have the ability to store an electrical charge
for extended periods of time (2 to 10 years) even without a connecting to a
power supply.

Disadvantages of Flash Memory

1. Higher cost per bit than hard drives

2. Slower than other forms of memory
3. Limited number of write / erase cycles
4. Data must be erased before new data can be written
5. Data typically erased and written in blocks

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Memory organization:

The memory is organized in the form of a cell, each cell is able to be identified
with a unique number called address. Each cell is able to recognize control
signals such as “read” and “write”, generated by CPU when it wants to read or
write address. Whenever CPU executes the program there is a need to transfer
the instruction from the memory to CPU because the program is available in
memory. To access the instruction CPU generates the memory request.
Memory Request:
Memory request contains the address along with the control signals. For
Example, When inserting data into the stack, each block consumes memory
(RAM) and the number of memory cells can be determined by the capacity of a
memory chip.

Word Size: It is the maximum number of bits that a CPU can process at a time
and it depends upon the processor. Word size is a fixed size piece of data
handled as a unit by the instruction set or the hardware of a processor.

Word size varies as per the processor architectures because of generation and
the present technology, it could be low as 4-bits or high as 64-bits depending on
what a particular processor can handle. Word size is used for a number of
concepts like Addresses, Registers, Fixed-point numbers, Floating-point
numbers.

Peripheral devices and their characteristics:

Input-output subsystems:
The I/O subsystem of a computer provides an efficient mode of
communication between the central system and the outside environment. It

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handles all the input- output operations of the computer system. Input or
output devices that are connected to computer are called peripheral
devices. There are three types of peripherals:

1. Input peripherals : Allows user input, from the outside world to the
computer. Example: Keyboard, Mouse etc.

2. Output peripherals: Allows information output, from the computer

to the outside world. Example: Printer, Monitor etc

3. Input-Output peripherals: Allows both input(from outised world

to computer) as well as, output(from computer to the outside world).
Example: Touch screen etc.

I/O device interface:

Peripherals connected to a computer need special communication links for interfacing
with CPU. In computer system, there are special hardware components between the
CPU and peripherals to control or manage the input-output transfers. These
components are called input-output interface units because they provide
communication links between processor bus and peripherals. They provide a method
for transferring information between internal system and input-output devices.

I/O transfers–program controlled:

Programmed I/O instructions are the result of I/O instructions written in computer
program. Each data item transfer is initiated by the instruction in the program.

Usually the program controls data transfer to and from CPU and peripheral. Transferring
data under programmed I/O requires constant monitoring of the peripherals by the CPU. It is
time-consuming as it keeps the CPU busy needlessly.

Interrupt Driven I/O: To overcome the disadvantage of Programmed I/O,i.e.,

keeping CPU busy needlessly, Interrupt — Driven I/O is used. In this approach, when
a peripheral sends an interrupt signal to the CPU whenever it is ready to transfer
data. This indicates that the I/O data transfer is initiated by the external I/O device.
The processor stops the execution of the current program & transfers the control to
interrupt the service routine when interrupted. The interrupt service routine then
performs the data transfer. After the completion of data transfer, it returns control to
the main program to the point it was interrupted.

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DMA(Direct Memory Access): DMA transfer is used for large data transfers.
Here, a memory bus is used by the interface to transfer data in & out of a memory
unit. The CPU provides starting address & number of bytes to be transferred to the
interface to initiate the transfer, after that it proceeds to execute other tasks. DMA
requests a memory cycle through the memory bus when the transfer is made. DMA
transfers the data directly into the memory when the request is granted by the
memory controller. To allow direct memory transfer(I/O), the CPU delays its
memory access operation. So, DMA allows I/O devices to directly access memory
with less intervention of the CPU.

Privileged and Non-privileged instructions:

In an operating system, instructions are divided into two categories:
privileged and non-privileged instructions.
Privileged instructions are those that can only be executed by the operating
system kernel or a privileged process, such as a device driver. These
instructions typically perform operations that require direct access to
hardware or other privileged resources, such as setting up memory mappings
or accessing I/O devices. Privileged instructions are executed in kernel
mode, which provides unrestricted access to the system resources.
Non-privileged instructions are those that can be executed by any process,
including user-level processes. These instructions are typically used for
performing computations, accessing user-level resources such as files and
memory, and managing process control. Non-privileged instructions are
executed in user mode, which provides limited access to system resources
and ensures that processes cannot interfere with one another.

Software interrupts and exceptions:

Exceptions and interrupts are unexpected events which will disrupt the
normal flow of execution of instruction(that is currently executing by processor).
An exception is an unexpected event from within the processor. Interrupt is an
unexpected event from outside the process.
Whenever an exception or interrupt occurs, the hardware starts executing the
code that performs an action in response to the exception. This action may
involve killing a process, outputting an error message, communicating with an
external device, or horribly crashing the entire computer system by initiating a
“Blue Screen of Death” and halting the CPU. The instructions responsible for
this action reside in the operating system kernel, and the code that performs
this action is called the interrupt handler code. Now, We can think of handler
code as an operating system subroutine. Then, After the handler code is
executed, it may be possible to continue execution after the instruction where
the execution or interrupt occurred.

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Exception and Interrupt Handling :

Whenever an exception or interrupt occurs, execution transition from user mode
to kernel mode where the exception or interrupt is handled. In detail, the
following steps must be taken to handle an exception or interrupts.
While entering the kernel, the context (values of all CPU registers) of the
currently executing process must first be saved to memory. The kernel is now
ready to handle the exception/interrupt.
1. Determine the cause of the exception/interrupt.
2. Handle the exception/interrupt.
When the exception/interrupt have been handled the kernel performs the
following steps:
1. Select a process to restore and resume.
2. Restore the context of the selected process.
3. Resume execution of the selected process.
At any point in time, the values of all the registers in the CPU defines the
context of the CPU. Another name used for CPU context is CPU state.
The exception/interrupt handler uses the same CPU as the currently executing
process. When entering the exception/interrupt handler, the values in all CPU
registers to be used by the exception/interrupt handler must be saved to
memory. The saved register values can later restored before resuming
execution of the process.
The handler may have been invoked for a number of reasons. The handler thus
needs to determine the cause of the exception or interrupt. Information about
what caused the exception or interrupt can be stored in dedicated registers or at
predefined addresses in memory.
Next, the exception or interrupt needs to be serviced. For instance, if it was a
keyboard interrupt, then the key code of the key press is obtained and stored
somewhere or some other appropriate action is taken. If it was an arithmetic
overflow exception, an error message may be printed or the program may be
terminated.
The exception/interrupt have now been handled and the kernel. The kernel may
choose to resume the same process that was executing prior to handling the
exception/interrupt or resume execution of any other process currently in
memory.
The context of the CPU can now be restored for the chosen process by reading
and restoring all register values from memory.
The process selected to be resumed must be resumed at the same point it was
stopped. The address of this instruction was saved by the machine when the

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interrupt occurred, so it is simply a matter of getting this address and make the
CPU continue to execute at this address.

Programs and processes–role of interrupts in process state

transitions:

The complete set of process states:

 Executing in user mode

 Executing in kernel mode
 Ready to run
 Sleeping in memory
 Ready to run, but in swap space (covered later)
 Sleeping in swap space
 Preempted (the process is returning from kernel to user mode, but the kernel
preempts it and does a context switch to schedule another process. Very similar
to state 3)
 Newly created. Not ready run, nor sleeping. (This is the start state for all
processes except process 0)
 The process executed exit system call and is in the zombie state. The process no
longer exists, but it leaves a record containing an exit code and some timing
statistics for its parent process to collect. The zombie state is the final state of a
process.

When the parent process executes the fork system call model and it moves into a state
where it is ready to run (3 or 5) at that time the process enters the created state.
The scheduler will eventually pick the process and the process enters the 'kernel
running' state where it completes its part of the fork system call. After the completion of

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the system call, it may move to the 'user running'. When interrupts occur (such as
system call), it again moves to the state 'kernel running'.
After completing the task of the interrupt the kernel may decide to schedule another
process to execute, so the first process enters the state 'preempted'. The state
preempted is actually same as the state ready to run in memory, but they are denoted
separately to stress that a process executing in kernel mode can be preempted only
when it is about to return to user mode. Consequently, the kernel could swap a process
from the state preempted if necessary. Eventually, it will return to the 'user running'
again.
When the system call is executed, it leaves the state user running and enters the state
kernel running. If in kernel mode, the process needs to sleep for some reason (such as
waiting for I/O), it enters the state asleep in memory. When the event on it which it has
slept, happens, the interrupt handler awakens the process, and it enters the state ready
to run in memory.
Suppose the system is executing many processes that do not set at the same time into
main memory, then the swapper (process 0) swaps out a process to make space for
another process that is in the state ready to run swapped. When forcefully takes from
main memory, the process enters the state ready to run swapped. Finally, swapper
chooses the process as most eligible to run and it re-enters the state ready to run in
memory. And then when it is scheduled, it will enter the state kernel running. When a
process completes and invokes exit system call, thus entering the states kernel running
and finally, the zombie state.
Some state transitions can be managed by the users, but not all. User can create a
process. But the user has no control over when a process transitions to sleeping in
memory to sleeping in the swap, or ready to run in memory to ready to run in the swap,
etc. A process can make a system call to transition itself to kernel running state. But it
has no control over when it will return from kernel mode. Finally, a process can exit
whenever it wants, but that is not the only reason for exit to be called.
Two kernel data structures describe the state of a process: the process table entry and
the u-area as we have studied already. The process table contains information that
should be accessible to the kernel and the u-area contains the information that should
be accessible to the process only when it's running. The kernel allocates space for u-
area only when creating a process. It does not need u-area for process table entries
that do not have processes. For example, the process table entries that contain the
information about the kernel context, do not have processes.

I/O device interfaces – SCII:

The basic interface for connecting peripheral devices to a PC is a small computer system
interface. Based on the specification, it can typically respond up to 16 external
devices using a single route, along with a host adapter. Small Computer System
Interface is used to boost performance, deliver fast data transfer delivery and provide
wider expansion for machines like CD-ROM drivers, scanners, DVD> drives

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and CD writers. Small Computer System Interface is most commonly used for RAID,
servers, highly efficient desktop computers, and storage area networks. The Small
Computer System Interface has control, which is responsible for transmitting data across
the Small Computer System Interface bus and the computers. It can be fixed on
a motherboard, or one client adapter is installed through an extension on the
computer's motherboard. The controller also incorporates a simple SCSI input/output
system, which is a small chip that provides access and control equipment with the
necessary software. The SCSI ID is his number. Using serial storage architecture
initiators, new serial SCSI IDs such as serial attached SCSI use an automatic process
which assigns a 7-bit number.

USB:
A USB is a common computer port, which shorts for Universal Serial Bus and allows
communication between a computer and peripheral or other devices. It is the most common
interface used in today's computers, which can be used to connect printers,
scanners, keyboards, mice, game controllers, digital cameras, external hard drives and flash
drives. The USB has replaced a wide range of interfaces like the parallel and serial port because
it is used for a wide variety of uses as well as offers better support for electrical power. With a
single USB port, up to 127 peripherals can be connected with the help of a few USB hubs,
although that will need quite a bit of dexterity.

In modern times, to connect with the computer, there are many different USB devices.
Some common are as follows:

o Keyboard
o Smartphone
o Tablet
o Webcams
o Keypad
o Microphone
o Mouse
o Joystick

In modern times, all computers contain at least one USB port in different locations.
Below, a list is given that contains USB port locations on the devices that may help
you out to find them.

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o Laptop computer: A laptop computer may contain one to four ports on the left
or right side, and some laptops have on the behind of the laptop computer.
o Desktop computer: Usually, a desktop computer has 2 to 4 USB ports in the
front and 2 to 8 ports on the backside.
o Tablet computer: On the tablet, a USB connection is situated in the charging
port and is sometimes USB-C and usually micro USB.
o Smartphone: In the form of micro USB or USB-C, a USB port is used for both
data transfer and charging, similar to tablets on smartphones.

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Module-IV:

Pipelining:
Pipelining defines the temporal overlapping of processing. Pipelines are emptiness
greater than assembly lines in computing that can be used either for instruction
processing or, in a more general method, for executing any complex operations. It can
be used efficiently only for a sequence of the same task, much similar to assembly
lines.
A basic pipeline processes a sequence of tasks, including instructions, as per the
following principle of operation −
Each task is subdivided into multiple successive subtasks as shown in the figure. For
instance, the execution of register-register instructions can be broken down into
instruction fetch, decode, execute, and writeback.

A pipeline phase related to each subtask executes the needed operations.

A similar amount of time is accessible in each stage for implementing the needed
subtask.
All pipeline stages work just as an assembly line that is, receiving their input generally
from the previous stage and transferring their output to the next stage.
Finally, it can consider the basic pipeline operates clocked, in other words
synchronously. This defines that each stage gets a new input at the beginning of the
clock cycle, each stage has a single clock cycle available for implementing the needed
operations, and each stage produces the result to the next stage by the starting of the
subsequent clock cycle.

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Throughput and Speedup:

In the RISC processor, we can execute all the instructions of RISC instruction set with the
help of 5 instructions stages. The first stage is instruction fetch, where the instruction is
fetched from memory. The second stage is instruction decodes, where instruction is
decoded and register is read. The third stage is the instruction execution, where we
calculate the address or execute the operation. The fourth stage is the memory access
stage, where memory operands are accessed. The fifth stage is the write back stage,
where the result writes back to the register. The detailed explanation of all these 5
stages of the RISC pipeline and their operations are described as follows:

Stage 1:

Stage 1 is the instruction fetch. Here, an instruction is read from memory (I-Memory).
In this stage, a program counter is used to contain the value of memory. With the help
of incrementing the current PC, we are able to compute the NPC. The pipeline registers
will be updated by writing the instruction into PR. The process of instruction fetch stage
is described as follows:

Stage 2:

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Stage 2 is the instruction decodes stage. Here instruction is decoded, and control
signals are generated for the opcode bits. In this stage, the source operands are read
from the register file. With the help of specifiers, the indexing of register file is done. The
pipeline register will send the operands and immediate value to the next stage. It will
also pass NPC and control signals to the next stage. The process of instruction decoder
stage is described as follows:

Stage 3:

Stage 3 is the Instruction executes stage. The ALU (arithmetical logical unit) operations
are performed in this stage. It takes the two operands to perform the ALU operation.
The first operand is used to contain the content of a register, and the second operand is
used to contain either immediate value or a register. In this stage, the branch target can
be computed with the help of following formula:

1. Target = NPC + immediate

The pipeline register (PR) will update the ALU result, branch target, control signals, and
destination. The process of instruction execution is described as follows:

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Stage 4:

Stage 4 is the Memory Access stage. Here, memory operands are able to read and
write to/from memory, which exists in the instruction. The pipeline register (PR) will
update the ALU result from execution, destination register, and loaded data from D-
Memory. The process of memory access is described as follows:

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Stage 5:

Stage 5 is the Write Back stage. Here, the fetched value is written back to the register,
which exists in the instruction. This stage only needs one write part, which can either be
used to write the loaded data into the register file or to write the result of ALU into the
destination register.

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Performance of Pipelined processor

Here we will assume a segment pipeline as 'k' and the clock cycle time 'Tp'. Suppose the
pipeline processor needs to complete the 'n' number of tasks. Now the first instruction
will come out from the pipeline by taking the 'k' cycle. On the other hand, 'n-1'
instructions will take only '1' cycle each. That means the 'n-1' instruction will take the
total 'n-1' cycle. In a pipeline processor, when we try to execute the 'n' instructions, then
the time taken to do this is described as follows:

ET pipeline = k + n -1 cycle

= (k + n -1) Tp

In a non-pipeline processor, when we take the same case and try to execute the 'n'
instructions, then the time taken to do this is described as follows:

ET non-pipeline = n * k * Tp

So, when we perform 'n' tasks on the same processor, the speedup (S) of pipeline
processor over non-pipelined processor is described as follows:

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S = Performance of pipeline processor / Performance of Non-pipelined

processor

As the execution time and the performance of process is inversely proportional to each
other. So we have the following relation:

S = ET non-pipeline / ET pipeline

S = [n * k * Tp] / [(k + n -1) * Tp]

S = [n * k] / [k + n - 1]

The following relation will contain if the n number of tasks is larger than 'k' that means n
>>k.

S = n * k / n

S = k

Here K is used to indicate the number of stages in the pipeline.

Also, Efficiency = S / Smax

Here S is used to show the max speed up, and Smax is used to indicate the Maximum
speed up.

We know that Smax = k

So, Efficiency = S / k

Now throughput can be described like this:

Throughput = Number of instruction / Total time to complete the instruction

So throughput = n / (k + n + 1) * Tp

Note: For the ideal pipeline processor, the value of Cycle per instruction (CPI) is 1.

Pipeline Conflicts
The performance of pipelines is affected by various factors. Some of the factors are
described as follows:

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Timing Variations

We know that the pipeline cannot take same amount of time for all the stages. The
problem related to timing variation will occur if we are processing some instructions
where different instructions need different operands and take different processing
times.

Data Hazards

The problem of data hazards will occur when there is parallel execution of several
instructions, and these instructions reference the same data. So we should be careful
that the next instruction does not try to access the data which is already accessed by the
current instruction. If this situation arises, it will generate the incorrect result.

Branching

We should know about the instruction before we try to fetch and execute the next
instruction. Suppose there is a case in which the current instruction contains the
conditional branch, and the result of this instruction will lead to the next instruction. In
this case, we will not be able to know the next instruction as long as the current
instruction is proceeding.

Interrupts

Because of the interrupts, the unwanted instruction will be set into the instruction
stream. The execution of instruction is also affected by the interrupt.

Data dependency

The situation of data dependency will occur when the result of previous instruction will
lead to the next instruction, and this result is not yet available.

Advantage of Pipelining
o The pipeline has the ability to increase the throughput of the system.
o We can use the pipeline in a modern processor. It is also used to reduce the cycle time of
processor.
o It is used to make the system reliable.
o It is used to arrange the hardware so that it can perform more than one operation at
once.

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o Suppose there is an application that wants to repeat the same task with some other set
of data in many time. In this case, this technique will be very efficient.

Disadvantage of Pipelining
o In this pipeline, the instruction latency is more.
o The process of designing a pipeline is very costly and complex because it contains
additional hardware.

Pipeline hazards:
Pipeline hazards are conditions that can occur in a pipelined machine that impede the execution
of a subsequent instruction in a particular cycle for a variety of reasons.
There are three kinds of hazards:

 Structural Hazards
 Data Hazards
 Control Hazards

There are many specific solutions to dependencies. The simplest is introducing a bubble which
stalls the pipeline and reduces the throughput. The bubble makes the next instruction wait until
the earlier instruction is done with.

Structural Hazards
Structural hazards arise due to hardware resource conflict amongst the instructions in
the pipeline. A resource here could be the Memory, a Register in GPR or ALU. This
resource conflict is said to occur when more than one instruction in the pipe is requiring
access to the same resource in the same clock cycle. This is a situation that the hardware
cannot handle all possible combinations in an overlapped pipelined execution.

Data Hazards
Data hazards in pipelining emerge when the execution of one instruction is dependent
on the results of another instruction that is still being processed in the pipeline. The
order of the READ or WRITE operations on the register is used to classify data threats
into three groups.

Control Hazards
Branch hazards are caused by branch instructions and are known as control hazards in
computer architecture. The flow of program/instruction execution is controlled by branch

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instructions. Remember that conditional statements are used in higher-level languages

for iterative loops and condition testing (correlate with while, for, and if case
statements). These are converted into one of the BRANCH instruction variations. As a
result, when the decision to execute one instruction is reliant on the result of another
instruction, such as a conditional branch, which examines the condition’s consequent
value, a conditional hazard develops.

Parallel Processors:
Parallel processing can be described as a class of techniques which enables the system
to achieve simultaneous data-processing tasks to increase the computational speed of a
computer system.

A parallel processing system can carry out simultaneous data-processing to achieve

faster execution time. For instance, while an instruction is being processed in the ALU
component of the CPU, the next instruction can be read from memory.

The primary purpose of parallel processing is to enhance the computer processing

capability and increase its throughput, i.e. the amount of processing that can be
accomplished during a given interval of time.

A parallel processing system can be achieved by having a multiplicity of functional units

that perform identical or different operations simultaneously. The data can be
distributed among various multiple functional units.

Cache Coherence
A cache coherence issue results from the concurrent operation of several processors and
the possibility that various caches may hold different versions of the identical memory
block. The practice of cache coherence makes sure that alterations in the contents of
associated operands are quickly transmitted across the system.

Cache coherence has three different levels:

o Each writing operation seems to happen instantly.
o Each operand's value changes are seen in every processor in precisely the same order.
o Non-coherent behavior results from many processors interpreting the same action in
various ways.

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Methods to resolve Cache Coherence

The two methods listed below can be used to resolve the cache coherence issue:

o Write Through
o Write Back

Write Through
The easiest and most popular method is to write through. Every memory write operation
updates the main memory. If the word is present in the cache memory at the requested
address, the cache memory is also updated simultaneously with the main memory.

The benefit of this approach is that the RAM and cache always hold the same
information. In systems with direct memory access transfer, this quality is crucial. It
makes sure the information in the main memory is up-to-date at all times so that a
device interacting over DNA can access the most recent information.

Advantage - It provides the highest level of consistency.

Disadvantage - It requires a greater number of memory access.

Write Back
Only the catch location is changed during a write operation in this approach. When the
word is withdrawn from the cache, the place is flagged, so it is replicated in the main
memory. The right-back approach was developed because words may be updated
numerous times while they are in the cache. However, as long as they are still there, it
doesn't matter whether the copy that is stored in the main memory is outdated because
requests for words are fulfilled from the cache.

An accurate copy must only be transferred back to the main memory when the word is
separated from the cache. According to the analytical findings, between 10% and 30%
of all memory references in a normal program are written into memory.

Advantage - A very small number of memory accesses and write operations.

Disadvantage - Inconsistency may occur in this approach.

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The important terms related to the data or information stored in the cache as well as in
the main memory are as follows:

o Modified - The modified term signifies that the data stored in the cache and
main memory are different. This means the data in the cache has been modified,
and the changes need to be reflected in the main memory.
o Exclusive - The exclusive term signifies that the data is clean, i.e., the cache and
the main memory hold identical data.
o Shared - Shared refers to the fact that the cache value contains the most current
data copy, which is then shared across the whole cache as well as main memory.
o Owned - The owned term indicates that the block is currently held by the cache
and that it has acquired ownership of it, i.e., complete privileges to that specific
block.
o Invalid - When a cache block is marked as invalid, it means that it needs to be
fetched from another cache or main memory.

CPU Basics:Multiple CPUs, Cores, & Hyper-threading:

A multicore processor is an integrated circuit that has two or more processor cores
attached for enhanced performance and reduced power consumption. These
processors also enable more efficient simultaneous processing of multiple tasks, such
as with parallel processing and multithreading.

In Hyper-Threading one core contains 1 or more threads and that threads again
behave like logical CPU’s. Because of it, several processes can run on different
threads and improve the performance of the system.
Advantages
 Multitasking: If system supports Hyper-Threading then several processes
can run simultaneously on the different threads of the CPU’s core.
 Resource Utilization: Using Hyper-Threading resources can’t be stay idle
and utilized in great extent, because of several simultaneously running
processes that can need resources. Because of this, the system’s overall
efficiency and performance increases.
 Responsiveness: Concurrent execution helps to decrease the response
time for user.

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Disadvantages
 If many processes are running simultaneously because of Hyper-Threading,
and these processes compete for limited resources, such as cache memory
then resources may get blocked.
 Because of many running processes, resources are shared among them,
which can lead to increase the contention and delays in input/output of
resources.
If Thread(s) per Core is greater than 1 then we can say that this system
support the Hyper-Threading. Overall, Hyper-Threading improve the
performance of multi-threaded applications on systems in modern
computers via concurrent execution.

Introduction to Multiple-Processor Scheduling in Operating System:

Multiple processor scheduling or multiprocessor scheduling focuses on designing the

system's scheduling function, which consists of more than one processor. Multiple CPUs
share the load (load sharing) in multiprocessor scheduling so that various processes run
simultaneously. In general, multiprocessor scheduling is complex as compared to single
processor scheduling. In the multiprocessor scheduling, there are many processors, and
they are identical, and we can run any process at any time.

The multiple CPUs in the system are in close communication, which shares a common
bus, memory, and other peripheral devices. So we can say that the system is tightly
coupled. These systems are used when we want to process a bulk amount of data, and
these systems are mainly used in satellite, weather forecasting, etc.

There are cases when the processors are identical, i.e., homogenous, in terms of their
functionality in multiple-processor scheduling. We can use any processor available to
run any process in the queue.

Multiprocessor systems may be heterogeneous (different kinds of CPUs)

or homogenous (the same CPU). There may be special scheduling constraints, such as
devices connected via a private bus to only one CPU.

Approaches to Multiple Processor Scheduling

There are two approaches to multiple processor scheduling in the operating system:
Symmetric Multiprocessing and Asymmetric Multiprocessing.

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1. Symmetric Multiprocessing: It is used where each processor is self-scheduling.

All processes may be in a common ready queue, or each processor may have its
private queue for ready processes. The scheduling proceeds further by having the
scheduler for each processor examine the ready queue and select a process to
execute.
2. Asymmetric Multiprocessing: It is used when all the scheduling decisions and
I/O processing are handled by a single processor called the Master Server. The
other processors execute only the user code. This is simple and reduces the need
for data sharing, and this entire scenario is called Asymmetric Multiprocessing.

Processor Affinity
Processor Affinity means a process has an affinity for the processor on which it is
currently running. When a process runs on a specific processor, there are certain effects
on the cache memory. The data most recently accessed by the process populate the
cache for the processor. As a result, successive memory access by the process is often
satisfied in the cache memory.

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Module-V:

Memory organization:

Memory interleaving: Memory Interleaving is less or More an Abstraction

technique. Though it’s a bit different from Abstraction. It is a Technique that
divides memory into a number of modules such that Successive words in the
address space are placed in the Different modules.

Why do we use Memory Interleaving? [Advantages]:

Whenever Processor requests Data from the main memory. A block (chunk) of
Data is Transferred to the cache and then to Processor. So whenever a cache
miss occurs the Data is to be fetched from the main memory. But main memory
is relatively slower than the cache. So to improve the access time of the main
memory interleaving is used.

Classification of Memory Interleaving:

Memory interleaving is classified into two types:
1. High Order Interleaving –
In high-order interleaving, the most significant bits of the address select the
memory chip. The least significant bits are sent as addresses to each chip. One
problem is that consecutive addresses tend to be in the same chip. The
maximum rate of data transfer is limited by the memory cycle time.
It is also known as Memory Banking.

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2. Low Order Interleaving –

In low-order interleaving, the least significant bits select the memory bank
(module). In this, consecutive memory addresses are in different memory
modules. This allows memory access at much faster rates than allowed by the
cycle time.

Hierarchical memory organization:

Memory Hierarchy is an enhancement to organize the memory such that it can

minimize the access time. The Memory Hierarchy was developed based on a
program behavior known as locality of references.

Memory Hierarchy is one of the most required things in Computer Memory as it

helps in optimizing the memory available in the computer. There are multiple
levels present in the memory, each one having a different size, different cost,
etc. Some types of memory like cache, and main memory are faster as
compared to other types of memory but they are having a little less size and are
also costly whereas some memory has a little higher storage value, but they are
a little slower. Accessing of data is not similar in all types of memory, some
have faster access whereas some have slower access.
Types of Memory Hierarchy
This Memory Hierarchy Design is divided into 2 main types:
 External Memory or Secondary Memory: Comprising of Magnetic Disk,
Optical Disk, and Magnetic Tape i.e. peripheral storage devices which are
accessible by the processor via an I/O Module.

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 Internal Memory or Primary Memory: Comprising of Main Memory, Cache

Memory & CPU registers. This is directly accessible by the processor.

Memory Hierarchy Design

Memory Hierarchy Design

1. Registers

Registers are small, high-speed memory units located in the CPU. They are
used to store the most frequently used data and instructions. Registers have
the fastest access time and the smallest storage capacity, typically ranging from
16 to 64 bits.

2. Cache Memory

Cache memory is a small, fast memory unit located close to the CPU. It stores
frequently used data and instructions that have been recently accessed from
the main memory. Cache memory is designed to minimize the time it takes to
access data by providing the CPU with quick access to frequently used data.

3. Main Memory
Main memory, also known as RAM (Random Access Memory), is the primary
memory of a computer system. It has a larger storage capacity than cache
memory, but it is slower. Main memory is used to store data and instructions
that are currently in use by the CPU.

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Types of Main Memory

 Static RAM: Static RAM stores the binary information in flip flops and
information remains valid until power is supplied. It has a faster access time
and is used in implementing cache memory.
 Dynamic RAM: It stores the binary information as a charge on the capacitor.
It requires refreshing circuitry to maintain the charge on the capacitors after
a few milliseconds. It contains more memory cells per unit area as compared
to SRAM.

4. Secondary Storage

Secondary storage, such as hard disk drives (HDD) and solid-state drives
(SSD), is a non-volatile memory unit that has a larger storage capacity than
main memory. It is used to store data and instructions that are not currently in
use by the CPU. Secondary storage has the slowest access time and is
typically the least expensive type of memory in the memory hierarchy.

5. Magnetic Disk

Magnetic Disks are simply circular plates that are fabricated with either a metal
or a plastic or a magnetized material. The Magnetic disks work at a high speed
inside the computer and these are frequently used.

6. Magnetic Tape

Magnetic Tape is simply a magnetic recording device that is covered with a

plastic film. It is generally used for the backup of data. In the case of a magnetic
tape, the access time for a computer is a little slower and therefore, it requires
some amount of time for accessing the strip.
Characteristics of Memory Hierarchy
 Capacity: It is the global volume of information the memory can store. As we
move from top to bottom in the Hierarchy, the capacity increases.
 Access Time: It is the time interval between the read/write request and the
availability of the data. As we move from top to bottom in the Hierarchy, the
access time increases.
 Performance: Earlier when the computer system was designed without a
Memory Hierarchy design, the speed gap increased between the CPU
registers and Main Memory due to a large difference in access time. This
results in lower performance of the system and thus, enhancement was
required. This enhancement was made in the form of Memory Hierarchy
Design because of which the performance of the system increases. One of

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the most significant ways to increase system performance is minimizing how

far down the memory hierarchy one has to go to manipulate data.
 Cost Per Bit: As we move from bottom to top in the Hierarchy, the cost per
bit increases i.e. Internal Memory is costlier than External Memory.
Advantages of Memory Hierarchy
 It helps in removing some destruction, and managing the memory in a better
way.
 It helps in spreading the data all over the computer system.
 It saves the consumer’s price and time.

System-Supported Memory Standards

According to the memory Hierarchy, the system-supported memory standards
are defined below:

Level 1 2 3 4

Secondary
Name Register Cache Main Memory
Memory

less than 16
Size <1 KB <16GB >100 GB
MB

On- DRAM (capacitor

Implementation Multi-ports Magnetic
chip/SRAM memory)

0.25ns to
Access Time 0.5 to 25ns 80ns to 250ns 50 lakh ns
0.5ns

20000 to 1
Bandwidth 5000 to 15000 1000 to 5000 20 to 150
lakh MB

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Operating Operating
Managed by Compiler Hardware
System System

Backing from Main from Secondary

From cache from ie
Mechanism Memory Memory

Cache memory:
Cache Memory is a special very high-speed memory. The cache is a smaller
and faster memory that stores copies of the data from frequently used main
memory locations. There are various different independent caches in a CPU,
which store instructions and data. The most important use of cache memory is
that it is used to reduce the average time to access data from the main
memory.

Characteristics of Cache Memory

 Cache memory is an extremely fast memory type that acts as a buffer
between RAM and the CPU.
 Cache Memory holds frequently requested data and instructions so that they
are immediately available to the CPU when needed.
 Cache memory is costlier than main memory or disk memory but more
economical than CPU registers.
 Cache Memory is used to speed up and synchronize with a high-speed
CPU.

Cache Memory

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Levels of Memory
 Level 1 or Register: It is a type of memory in which data is stored and
accepted that are immediately stored in the CPU. The most commonly used
register is Accumulator, Program counter, Address Register, etc.
 Level 2 or Cache memory: It is the fastest memory that has faster access
time where data is temporarily stored for faster access.
 Level 3 or Main Memory: It is the memory on which the computer works
currently. It is small in size and once power is off data no longer stays in this
memory.
 Level 4 or Secondary Memory: It is external memory that is not as fast as
the main memory but data stays permanently in this memory.
Cache Performance
When the processor needs to read or write a location in the main memory, it
first checks for a corresponding entry in the cache.
 If the processor finds that the memory location is in the cache, a Cache
Hit has occurred and data is read from the cache.
 If the processor does not find the memory location in the cache, a cache
miss has occurred. For a cache miss, the cache allocates a new entry and
copies in data from the main memory, then the request is fulfilled from the
contents of the cache.
The performance of cache memory is frequently measured in terms of a
quantity called Hit ratio.
Hit Ratio(H) = hit / (hit + miss) = no. of hits/total accesses
Miss Ratio = miss / (hit + miss) = no. of miss/total accesses = 1 -
hit ratio(H)
We can improve Cache performance using higher cache block size, and higher
associativity, reduce miss rate, reduce miss penalty, and reduce the time to hit
in the cache.
Cache Mapping
There are three different types of mapping used for the purpose of cache
memory which is as follows:
 Direct Mapping
 Associative Mapping
 Set-Associative Mapping
1. Direct Mapping
The simplest technique, known as direct mapping, maps each block of main
memory into only one possible cache line. or In Direct mapping, assign each
memory block to a specific line in the cache. If a line is previously taken up by a
memory block when a new block needs to be loaded, the old block is trashed.
An address space is split into two parts index field and a tag field. The cache is

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used to store the tag field whereas the rest is stored in the main memory. Direct
mapping`s performance is directly proportional to the Hit ratio.
i = j modulo m
where
i = cache line number
j = main memory block number
m = number of lines in the cache

Direct Mapping

For purposes of cache access, each main memory address can be viewed as
consisting of three fields. The least significant w bits identify a unique word or
byte within a block of main memory. In most contemporary machines, the
address is at the byte level. The remaining s bits specify one of the 2 s blocks of
main memory. The cache logic interprets these s bits as a tag of s-r bits (the
most significant portion) and a line field of r bits. This latter field identifies one of
the m=2r lines of the cache. Line offset is index bits in the direct mapping.

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Direct Mapping – Structure

2. Associative Mapping
In this type of mapping, associative memory is used to store the content and
addresses of the memory word. Any block can go into any line of the cache.
This means that the word id bits are used to identify which word in the block is
needed, but the tag becomes all of the remaining bits. This enables the
placement of any word at any place in the cache memory. It is considered to be
the fastest and most flexible mapping form. In associative mapping, the index
bits are zero.

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Associative Mapping – Structure

3. Set-Associative Mapping
This form of mapping is an enhanced form of direct mapping where the
drawbacks of direct mapping are removed. Set associative addresses the
problem of possible thrashing in the direct mapping method. It does this by
saying that instead of having exactly one line that a block can map to in the
cache, we will group a few lines together creating a set. Then a block in
memory can map to any one of the lines of a specific set. Set-associative
mapping allows each word that is present in the cache can have two or more
words in the main memory for the same index address. Set associative cache
mapping combines the best of direct and associative cache mapping
techniques. In set associative mapping the index bits are given by the set offset
bits. In this case, the cache consists of a number of sets, each of which consists
of a number of lines.

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Relationships in the Set-Associative Mapping can be defined as:

m = v * k
i= j mod v
where
i = cache set number
j = main memory block number
v = number of sets
m = number of lines in the cache number of sets
k = number of lines in each set

Set-Associative Mapping – Structure

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Application of Cache Memory
Here are some of the applications of Cache Memory.
1. Primary Cache: A primary cache is always located on the processor chip.
This cache is small and its access time is comparable to that of processor
registers.

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2. Secondary Cache: Secondary cache is placed between the primary cache

and the rest of the memory. It is referred to as the level 2 (L2) cache. Often,
the Level 2 cache is also housed on the processor chip.
3. Spatial Locality of Reference: Spatial Locality of Reference says that there
is a chance that the element will be present in close proximity to the
reference point and next time if again searched then more close proximity to
the point of reference.
4. Temporal Locality of Reference: Temporal Locality of Reference uses the
Least recently used algorithm will be used. Whenever there is page fault
occurs within a word will not only load the word in the main memory but the
complete page fault will be loaded because the spatial locality of reference
rule says that if you are referring to any word next word will be referred to in
its register that’s why we load complete page table so the complete block will
be loaded.
Advantages of Cache Memory
 Cache Memory is faster in comparison to main memory and secondary
memory.
 Programs stored by Cache Memory can be executed in less time.
 The data access time of Cache Memory is less than that of the main
memory.
 Cache Memory stored data and instructions that are regularly used by the
CPU, therefore it increases the performance of the CPU.
Disadvantages of Cache Memory
 Cache Memory is costlier than primary memory and secondary memory.
 Data is stored on a temporary basis in Cache Memory.
 Whenever the system is turned off, data and instructions stored in cache
memory get destroyed.
 The high cost of cache memory increases the price of the Computer System.

cache size vs. block size:

1. Cache Size: It seems that moderately tiny caches will have a big impact on
performance.
Cache size = Cache capacity

2. Block Size: Block size is the unit of information changed between cache
and main memory. As the block size will increase from terribly tiny to larger
sizes, the hit magnitude relation can initially increase as a result of the
principle of locality.the high chance that knowledge within the neck of the
woods of a documented word square measure possible to be documented
within the close to future. As the block size increases, a lot of helpful
knowledge square measure brought into the cache. The hit magnitude

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relation can begin to decrease, however, because the block becomes even
larger and also the chance of victimization the new fetched knowledge
becomes but the chance of reusing the information that ought to be
abstracted of the cache to form area for the new block.

Block size= Cache block size = cache line size = line size

Mapping functions:
Mapping functions are a group of functions that could be applied successively to one or
more lists of elements. The results of applying these functions to a list are placed in a
new list and that new list is returned.
For example, the mapcar function processes successive elements of one or more lists.
The first argument of the mapcar function should be a function and the remaining
arguments are the list(s) to which the function is applied.
The argument function is applied to the successive elements that results into a newly
constructed list. If the argument lists are not equal in length, then the process of
mapping stops upon reaching the end of the shortest list. The resulting list will have the
same number of elements as the shortest input list.
Replacement algorithms:
Caching is the process of storing some data near where It's supposed to be used rather
than accessing them from an expensive origin, every time a request comes in.

Cache replacement algorithms do just that. They decide which objects can stay and
which objects should be evicted.

LRU

The least recently used (LRU) algorithm is one of the most famous cache replacement
algorithms and for good reason!

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As the name suggests, LRU keeps the least recently used objects at the top and evicts
objects that haven't been used in a while if the list reaches the maximum capacity.

So it's simply an ordered list where objects are moved to the top every time they're
accessed; pushing other objects down.

LRU is simple and providers a nice cache-hit rate for lots of use-cases.

LFU

the least frequently used (LFU) algorithm works similarly to LRU except it keeps track of
how many times an object was accessed instead of how recently it was accessed.

Each object has a counter that counts how many times it was accessed. When the list
reaches the maximum capacity, objects with the lowest counters are evicted.

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LFU has a famous problem. Imagine an object was repeatedly accessed for a short
period only. Its counter increases by a magnitude compared to others so it's very hard
to evict this object even if it's not accessed for a long time.

FIFO

FIFO (first-in-first-out) is also used as a cache replacement algorithm and behaves

exactly as you would expect. Objects are added to the queue and are evicted with the
same order. Even though it provides a simple and low-cost method to manage the
cache but even the most used objects are eventually evicted when they're old enough.

Random Replacement (RR)

This algorithm randomly selects an object when it reaches maximum capacity. It has the
benefit of not keeping any reference or history of objects and being very simple to
implement at the same time.

This algorithm has been used in ARM processors and the famous Intel i860.

Write policies:
A cache's write policy is the behavior of a cache while performing a write operation. A cache's
write policy plays a central part in all the variety of different characteristics exposed by the
cache.

To make sure write operation is performed carefully, we can adopt two cache write methods:
1. Write-through policy
2. Write-back policy

Write-through policy
Write-through policy is the most commonly used methods of writing into the cache memory.
In write-through method when the cache memory is updated simultaneously the main memory is
also updated. Thus at any given time, the main memory contains the same data which is
available in the cache memory.

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It is to be noted that, write-through technique is a slow process as everytime it needs to access

main memory.

Write-back policy
Write-back policy can also be used for cache writing.
During a write operation only the cache location is updated while following write-back method.
When update in cache occurs then updated location is marked by a flag. The flag is known as
modified or dirty bit.

When the word is replaced from the cache, it is written into main memory if its flag bit is set. The
logic behind this technique is based on the fact that during a cache write operation, the word
present in the cache may be accessed several times (temporal locality of reference). This
method helps reduce the number of references to main memory.

The only limitation to write-back technique is that inconsistency may occur while adopting this
technique due to two different copies of the same data, one in cache and other in main memory.

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