COMPUTER
ORGANIZATIONAND
ARCHITECTURE
Slides Courtesy of Carl Hamacher,Computer Organization, Fifth edition,McGrawHill
COMPUTER
ORGANISATIONAND
ARCHITECTURE
Thecomponentsfromwhichcomputersarebuilt,
i.e.,computerorganization.
Incontrast,computerarchitectureisthescienceof
integratingthosecomponentstoachievealevelof
functionalityandperformance.
Itisasifcomputerorganizationexaminesthe
lumber,bricks,nails,andotherbuildingmaterial
Whilecomputerarchitecturelooksatthedesignof
thehouse.
UNIT-I INTRODUCTION
Evolution of Computer Systems
Computer Types
Functional units
Basic operational concepts
Bus structures
Memory location and addresses
Memory operations
Addressing modes
Design of a computer system
Instruction and instruction sequencing,
RISC versus CISC.
INTRODUCTION
Thischapterdiscussesthecomputerhardware,
softwareandtheirinterconnection,anditalso
discussesconceptslikecomputertypes,
evolutionofcomputers,functionalunits,basic
operations,RISCandCISCsystems.
BriefHistoryofComputer
Evolution
Twophases:
VLSI = Very Large
1. beforeVLSI 1945 1978 Scale Integration
ENIAC
IAS
IBM
PDP8
2. VLSI 1978 presentday
microprocessors!
Evolution of Computers
FIRSTGENERATION(1945
1955)
Programanddataresideinthesamememory
(storedprogramconcepts JohnvonNeumann)
ALPwasmadeusedtowriteprograms
Vacuumtubeswereusedtoimplementthefunctions
(ALU&CUdesign)
Magneticcoreandmagnetictapestoragedevicesare
used
Usingelectronicvacuumtubes,astheswitching
components
SECONDGENERATION
(1955 1965)
TransistorwereusedtodesignALU&CU
HLLisused(FORTRAN)
ToconvertHLLtoMLLcompilerwereused
SeparateI/Oprocessorweredevelopedtooperatein
parallelwithCPU,thusimprovingtheperformance
Inventionofthetransistorwhichwasfaster,smaller
andrequiredconsiderablylesspowertooperate
THIRDGENERATION
(19651975)
ICtechnologyimproved
ImprovedICtechnologyhelpedindesigninglowcost,high
speedprocessorandmemorymodules
Multiprogramming,pipeliningconceptswereincorporated
DOSallowedefficientandcoordinateoperationofcomputer
systemwithmultipleusers
Cacheandvirtualmemoryconceptsweredeveloped
Morethanonecircuitonasinglesiliconchipbecame
available
FOURTHGENERATION
(19751985)
CPU Termedasmicroprocessor
INTEL,MOTOROLA,TEXAS,NATIONAL
semiconductorsstarteddevelopingmicroprocessor
Workstations,microprocessor(PC)&Notebook
computersweredeveloped
Interconnectionofdifferentcomputerforbetter
communicationLAN,MAN,WAN
Computationalspeedincreasedby1000times
SpecializedprocessorslikeDigitalSignalProcessor
werealsodeveloped
BEYOND THE FOURTH GENERATION
(1985 TILL DATE)
ECommerce,E banking,homeoffice
ARM,AMD,INTEL,MOTOROLA
Highspeedprocessor GHzspeed
BecauseofsubmicronICtechnologylotof
addedfeaturesinsmallsize
COMPUTERTYPES
Computersareclassifiedbasedonthe
parameterslike
Speedofoperation
Cost
Computationalpower
Typeofapplication
DESKTOPCOMPUTER
Processing&storageunits,visualdisplay&audiouits,
keyboards
StoragemediaHarddisks,CDROMs
Eg:Personalcomputerswhichisusedinhomesandoffices
Advantage:Costeffective,easytooperate,suitableforgeneral
purposeeducationalorbusinessapplication
NOTEBOOKCOMPUTER
Compactformofpersonalcomputer(laptop)
Advantageisportability
WORK STATIONS
More computational power than PC
Costlier
Used to solve complex problems which arises in
engineering application (graphics, CAD/CAM etc)
ENTERPRISE SYSTEM (MAINFRAME)
More computational power
Larger storage capacity
Used for business data processing in large organization
Commonly referred as servers or super computers
SERVER SYSTEM
Supports large volumes of data which frequently need to
be accessed or to be modified
Supports request response operation
SUPER COMPUTERS
Faster than mainframes
Helps in calculating large scale numerical and algorithm
calculation in short span of time
Used for aircraft design and testing, military application
and weather forecasting
HANDHELD
AlsocalledaPDA(Personal
DigitalAssistant).
Acomputerthatfitsintoa
pocket,runsonbatteries,and
isusedwhileholdingtheunit
inyourhand.
Typicallyusedasan
appointmentbook,address
book,calculator,andnotepad.
Canbesynchronizedwitha
personalmicrocomputerasa
backup.
BasicTerminology
Computer Software
Adevicethatacceptsinput, Acomputerprogramthattells
processesdata,storesdata,and thecomputerhowtoperform
producesoutput,allaccordingto particulartasks.
aseriesofstoredinstructions.
Network
Hardware Twoormorecomputersand
Includestheelectronicand otherdevicesthatare
mechanicaldevicesthatprocess connected,forthepurposeof
thedata;referstothecomputer sharingdataandprograms.
aswellasperipheraldevices.
Peripheraldevices
Usedtoexpandthecomputers
input,outputandstorage
capabilities.
BasicTerminology
Input
Whateverisputintoacomputersystem.
Data
Referstothesymbolsthatrepresentfacts,objects,orideas.
Information
Theresultsofthecomputerstoringdataasbitsandbytes;thewords,
numbers,sounds,andgraphics.
Output
Consistsoftheprocessingresultsproducedbyacomputer.
Processing
Manipulationofthedatainmanyways.
Memory
Areaofthecomputerthattemporarilyholdsdatawaitingtobeprocessed,
stored,oroutput.
Storage
Areaofthecomputerthatholdsdataonapermanentbasiswhenitisnot
immediatelyneededforprocessing.
Basic Terminology
Assembly language program (ALP) Programs are written
using mnemonics
Mnemonic Instruction will be in the form of English like
form
Assembler is a software which converts ALP to MLL
(Machine Level Language)
HLL (High Level Language) Programs are written using
English like statements
Compiler - Convert HLL to MLL, does this job by reading
source program at once
Basic Terminology
Interpreter Converts HLL to MLL, does this job
statement by statement
System software Program routines which aid the
user in the execution of programs eg: Assemblers,
Compilers
Operating system Collection of routines
responsible for controlling and coordinating all the
activities in a computer system
ComputingSystems
Computershavetwokindsofcomponents:
Hardware,consistingofitsphysicaldevices
(CPU,memory,bus,storagedevices,...)
Software,consistingoftheprogramsithas
(Operatingsystem,applications,utilities,...)
Calvin College
FUNCTIONALUNITSOF
COMPUTER
InputUnit
OutputUnit
CentralprocessingUnit(ALUandControlUnits)
Memory
BusStructure
TheBigPicture
Processor
Input
Control
Memory
ALU
Output
Since1946allcomputershavehad5components!!!
IMPORTANT
Function SLIDE !
ALL computerfunctionsare:
DataPROCESSING
DataSTORAGE Data = Information
DataMOVEMENT
CONTROL Coordinates How
Information is Used
NOTHINGELSE!
INPUT UNIT:
Converts the external world data to a binary format, which
can be understood by CPU
Eg: Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick etc
OUTPUT UNIT:
Converts the binary format data to a format that a common
man can understand
Eg: Monitor, Printer, LCD, LED etc
CPU
The brain of the machine
Responsible for carrying out computational task
Contains ALU, CU, Registers
ALU Performs Arithmetic and logical operations
CU Provides control signals in accordance with some
timings which in turn controls the execution process
Register Stores data and result and speeds up the
operation
Example
Add R1, R2
T1 Enable R1
T2 Enable R2
T3 Enable ALU for addition operation
T4
Control unit works with
a reference signal called
T1 processor clock
T2 Processor divides the
operations into basic
steps
R1 R2
Each basic step is
executed in one clock
cycle
R2
MEMORY
Stores data, results, programs
Two class of storage
(i) Primary (ii) Secondary
Two types are RAM or R/W memory and ROM read only memory
ROM is used to store data and program which is not going to
change.
Secondary storage is used for bulk storage or mass storage
BasicOperationalConcepts
BasicFunctionofComputer
ToExecuteagiventaskaspertheappropriateprogram
Programconsistsoflistofinstructionsstoredin
memory
Interconnection between Processor and Memory
Registers
Registers are fast stand-alone storage locations that hold data
temporarily. Multiple registers are needed to facilitate the
operation of the CPU. Some of these registers are
Two registers-MAR (Memory Address Register) and
MDR (Memory Data Register) : To handle the data
transfer between main memory and processor. MAR-
Holds addresses, MDR-Holds data
Instruction register (IR) : Hold the Instructions that is
currently being executed
Program counter: Points to the next instructions that is
to be fetched from memory
(PC) (MAR)( the contents
of PC transferred to MAR)
(MAR) (Address bus) Select a
particular memory location
Issues RD control signals
Reads instruction present in memory
and loaded into MDR
Will be placed in IR (Contents
transferred from MDR to IR)
Instruction present in IR will be decoded by
which processor understand what operation it
has to perform
Increments the contents of PC by 1, so that it
points to the next instruction address
If data required for operation is available in
register, it performs the operation
If data is present in memory following
sequence is performed
Address of the data MAR
MAR Address bus select memory
location where is issued RD signal
Reads data via data bus MDR
From MDR data can be directly routed to ALU
or it can be placed in register and then
operation can be performed
Results of the operation can be directed
towards output device, memory or register
Normal execution preempted (interrupt)
Interrupt
AninterruptisarequestfromI/Odevicefor
servicebyprocessor
Processorprovidesrequestedserviceby
executinginterruptserviceroutine(ISR)
ContentsofPC,generalregisters,andsome
controlinformationarestoredinmemory.
WhenISRcompleted,processorrestored,so
thatinterruptedprogrammaycontinue
BUS STRUCTURE
Connecting CPU and memory
The CPU and memory are normally connected by three
groups of connections, each called a bus: data bus, address
bus and control bus
Connecting CPU and memory using three buses
BUS STRUCTURE
Group of wires which carries information form CPU to peripherals or
vice versa
Single bus structure: Common bus used to communicate between
peripherals and microprocessor
INPUT MEMORY PROCESSOR OUTPUT
SINGLE BUS STRUCTURE
Continued:-
To
improve performance multibus structure can be
used
In two bus structure : One bus can be used to fetch
instruction other can be used to fetch data, required
for execution.
Thus improving the performance ,but cost increases
A2 A1 A0 Selected
CONTROL BUS location
0 0 0 0th Location
0 0 1 1st Location
0 1 0
W/R
CS RD 0 1 1
A0 PROCESSOR
A1 1 0 0
A2
1 0 1
ADDRESS BUS
1 1 0
D7 D0
D0 D7
1 1 1
DATA BUS
Cont:-
23 = 8 i.e. 3 address line is required to select 8
location
In general 2x = n where x number of address lines
(address bit) and n is number of location
Address bus : unidirectional : group of wires
which carries address information bits form
processor to peripherals (16,20,24 or more parallel
signal lines)
Cont:-
Databus: bidirectional : group of wires which
carries data information bit form processor to
peripherals and vice versa
Controlbus: bidirectional: group of wires
which carries control signals form processor to
peripherals and vice versa
Figure below shows address, data and control
bus and their connection with peripheral and
microprocessor
PERFORMANCE
Time taken by the system to execute a program
Parameters which influence the performance are
Clock speed
Type and number of instructions available
Average time required to execute an instruction
Memory access time
Power dissipation in the system
Number of I/O devices and types of I/O devices
connected
The data transfer capacity of the bus
MEMORY LOCATIONS AND ADDRESSES
Main memory is the second major subsystem in a
computer. It consists of a collection of storage locations,
each with a unique identifier, called an address.
Data is transferred to and from memory in groups of
bits called words. A word can be a group of 8 bits, 16
bits, 32 bits or 64 bits (and growing).
If the word is 8 bits, it is referred to as a byte. The term
byte is so common in computer science that
sometimes a 16-bit word is referred to as a 2-byte word,
or a 32-bit word is referred to as a 4-byte word.
Figure 5.3 Main memory
Address space
To access a word in memory requires an identifier. Although
programmers use a name to identify a word (or a collection
of words), at the hardware level each word is identified by an
address.
The total number of uniquely identifiable locations in
memory is called the address space.
For example, a memory with 64 kilobytes (16 address line
required) and a word size of 1 byte has an address space that
ranges from 0 to 65,535.
i
Memory addresses are defined using unsigned
binary integers.
Example 1
A computer has 32 MB (megabytes) of memory. How many bits
are needed to address any single byte in memory?
Solution
The memory address space is 32 MB, or 225 (25 220). This
means that we need log2 225, or 25 bits, to address each byte.
Example 2
A computer has 128 MB of memory. Each word in this computer
is eight bytes. How many bits are needed to address any single
word in memory?
Solution
The memory address space is 128 MB, which means 227.
However, each word is eight (23) bytes, which means that we
have 224 words. This means that we need log2 224, or 24 bits, to
address each word.
Assignmentofbyteaddresses
LittleEndian(e.g.,inDEC,Intel)
loworderbytestoredatlowestaddress
byte0byte1byte2byte3
Eg:46,78,96,54(32bitdata)
HBYTE LBYTE
8000 54
8001 96
8002 78
8003
46
8004
|
BigEndian
BigEndian(e.g.,inIBM,Motorolla,Sun,HP)
highorderbytestoredatlowestaddress
byte3byte2byte1byte0
Programmers/protocolsshouldbecareful
whentransferringbinarydatabetweenBig
EndianandLittleEndianmachines
Incaseof16bitdata,alignedwordsbeginat
byteaddressesof0,2,4,.
Incaseof32bitdata,alignedwordsbeginat
byteaddressof0,4,8,.
Incaseof64bitdata,alignedwordsbeginat
byteaddressesof0,8,16,..
Insomecaseswordscanstartatanarbitrary
byteaddressalsothen,wesaythatword
locationsareunaligned
MEMORYOPERATIONS
Today,generalpurposecomputers useasetofinstructionscalleda
program toprocessdata.
Acomputerexecutestheprogramtocreateoutputdatafrominput
data
Bothprograminstructionsanddataoperandsarestoredinmemory
Twobasicoperationsrequiresinmemoryaccess
Loadoperation(ReadorFetch)Contentsofspecified
memorylocationarereadbyprocessor
Storeoperation(Write) Datafromtheprocessorisstoredin
specifiedmemorylocation
INSTRUCTIONSETARCHITECTURE:Complete
instructionsetoftheprocessor
BASIC4TYPESOFOPERATION:
Datatransferbetweenmemoryand
processorregister
Arithmeticandlogicoperation
Programsequencingandcontrol
I/Otransfer
Registertransfernotation(RTN)
Transferbetweenprocessorregisters&memory,between
processorregister&I/Odevices
Memorylocations,registersandI/Oregisternamesare
identifiedbyasymbolicnameinuppercasealphabets
LOC,PLACE,MEMaretheaddressofmemorylocation
R1,R2,areprocessorregisters
DATA_IN,DATA_OUTareI/Oregisters
Contents of location is indicated by using square
brackets [ ]
RHS of RTN always denotes a values, and is
called Source
LHS of RTN always denotes a symbolic name
where value is to be stored and is called destination
Source contents are not modified
Destination contents are overwritten
ExamplesofRTN
statements
R2[LOCN]
R4[R3]+[R2]
ASSEMBLYLANGUAGE
NOTATION(ALN)
RTNiseasytounderstandandbutcannotbe
usedtorepresentmachineinstructions
Mnemonicscanbeconvertedtomachine
language,whichprocessorunderstands
usingassembler
Eg:
1. MOVELOCN,R2
2. ADDR3,R2,R4
TYPEOFINSTRUCTION
Threeaddressinstruction
Syntax: Operation source 1, source 2, destination
Eg: ADD D,E,F where D,E,F are memory
location
Advantage: Single instruction can perform the
complete operation
Disadvantage : Instruction code will be too large to
fit in one word location in memory
TWO ADDRESS INSTRUCTION
Syntax : Operation source, destination
Eg: MOVE E,F MOVE D,F
ADD D,F OR ADD E,F
Perform ADD A,B,C using 2 instructions
MOVE B,C
ADD A,C
Disadvantage: Single instruction is not sufficient to
perform the entire operation.
ONEADDRESS
INSTRUCTION
Syntax Operationsource/destination
Inthistypeeitherasourceordestination
operandismentionedintheinstruction
Otheroperandisimpliedtobeaprocessor
registercalledAccumulator
Eg:ADDB(general)
LoadD;ACC[memlocation_D]
ADDE;ACC(ACC)+(E)
STOREF;memlocation_F(ACC)
Zeroaddress
instruction
Locationofalloperandsaredefinedimplicitly
Operandsarestoredinastructurecalled
pushdownstack
Continued
IfprocessorsupportsALUoperationsonedatainmemoryand
otherinregisterthentheinstructionsequenceis
MOVED,Ri
ADDE,Ri
MOVERi,F
IfprocessorsupportsALUoperationsonlywithregistersthen
onehastofollowtheinstructionsequencegivenbelow
LOADD,Ri
LOADE,Rj
ADDRi,Rj
MOVERj,F
BasicInstructionCycle
Basiccomputeroperationcycle
Fetchtheinstruction frommemoryintoacontrol
register(PC)
Decodetheinstruction
Locatetheoperands usedbytheinstruction
Fetchoperands frommemory(ifnecessary)
Executetheoperation inprocessorregisters
Storetheresults intheproperplace
Gobacktostep1tofetchthenextinstruction
INSTRUCTIONEXECUTION&STRIAGHTLINE
SEQUENCING
Address Contents
}
Begin execution here i Move A,R0
i+4 Add B,R0
3-instruction program
i+8 Move R0,C
. segment
.
.
A
.
.
.
B Data for Program
. C [A]+[B]
.
C
PC Programcounter:holdtheaddressofthenext
instructiontobeexecuted
Straightlinesequencing:Iffetchingandexecutingof
instructionsiscarriedoutonebyonefrom
successiveaddressesofmemory,itiscalledstraight
linesequencing.
Majortwophaseofinstructionexecution
Instructionfetchphase:Instructionisfetchedform
memoryandisplacedininstructionregisterIR
Instructionexecutephase:ContentsofIRisdecoded
andprocessorcarriesouttheoperationeitherby
readingdatafrommemoryorregisters.
BRANCHING
A straight line program for adding n
numbers
Using a loop to add n numbers
BRANCHING
Branchinstructionarethosewhichchangesthe
normalsequenceofexecution.
Sequencecanbechangedeitherconditionallyor
unconditionally.
Accordinglywehaveconditional branchinstructions
andunconditionalbranchinstruction.
Conditionalbranchinstructionchangesthesequence
onlywhencertainconditionsaremet.
Unconditionalbranchinstructionchangesthe
sequenceofexecutionirrespectiveofconditionof
theresults.
CONDITIONCODES
CONDITIONALCODEFLAGS:Theprocessorkeepstrackof
informationabouttheresultsofvariousoperationsfor
usebysubsequentconditionalbranchinstructions
N Negative1ifresultsareNegative
0ifresultsarePositive
Z Zero1ifresultsareZero
0ifresultsareNonzero
V Overflow1ifarithmeticoverflowoccurs
0nonoverflowoccurs
C Carry1ifcarryandfromMSBbit
0ifthereisnocarryfromMSBbit
Figure Format and different instruction types
Processing the instructions
Simple computer, like most computers, uses machine cycles.
A cycle is made of three phases: fetch, decode and execute.
During the fetch phase, the instruction whose address is determined by
the PC is obtained from the memory and loaded into the IR. The PC is
then incremented to point to the next instruction.
During the decode phase, the instruction in IR is decoded and the
required operands are fetched from the register or from memory.
During the execute phase, the instruction is executed and the results are
placed in the appropriate memory location or the register.
Once the third phase is completed, the control unit starts the cycle again,
but now the PC is pointing to the next instruction.
The process continues until the CPU reaches a HALT instruction.
TypesofAddressingModes
Thedifferentwaysinwhichthelocationoftheoperandis
specifiedinaninstructionarereferredtoasaddressing
modes
ImmediateAddressing
DirectAddressing
IndirectAddressing
RegisterAddressing
RegisterIndirectAddressing
RelativeAddressing
IndexedAddressing
ImmediateAddressing
Operandisgivenexplicitlyintheinstruction
Operand=Value
e.g.ADD5
Add5tocontentsofaccumulator
5isoperand
Nomemoryreferencetofetchdata
Fast
Limitedrange
Instruction
opcode
operand
DirectAddressing
Addressfieldcontainsaddressofoperand
Effectiveaddress(EA)=addressfield(A)
e.g.ADDA
AddcontentsofcellAtoaccumulator
LookinmemoryataddressAforoperand
Singlememoryreferencetoaccessdata
Noadditionalcalculationstoworkouteffectiveaddress
Limitedaddressspace
DirectAddressingDiagram
Instruction
Opcode Address A
Memory
Operand
IndirectAddressing(1)
Memorycellpointedtobyaddressfield
containstheaddressof(pointerto)the
operand
EA=[A]
LookinA,findaddress(A)andlooktherefor
operand
e.g.ADD(A)
AddcontentsofcellpointedtobycontentsofAto
accumulator
IndirectAddressing(2)
Largeaddressspace
2n wheren=wordlength
Maybenested,multilevel,cascaded
e.g.EA=(((A)))
Drawthediagramyourself
Multiplememoryaccessestofindoperand
Henceslower
IndirectAddressingDiagram
Instruction
Opcode Address A
Memory
Pointer to operand
Operand
RegisterAddressing(1)
Operandisheldinregisternamedinaddress
field
EA=R
Limitednumberofregisters
Verysmalladdressfieldneeded
Shorterinstructions
Fasterinstructionfetch
RegisterAddressing(2)
Nomemoryaccess
Veryfastexecution
Verylimitedaddressspace
Multipleregistershelpsperformance
Requiresgoodassemblyprogrammingorcompiler
writing
RegisterAddressingDiagram
Instruction
Opcode Register Address R
Registers
Operand
RegisterIndirect
Addressing
C.f.indirectaddressing
EA=[R]
Operandisinmemorycellpointedtoby
contentsofregisterR
Largeaddressspace(2n)
Onefewermemoryaccessthanindirect
addressing
RegisterIndirect
AddressingDiagram
Instruction
Opcode Register Address R
Memory
Registers
Pointer to Operand Operand
IndexedAddressing
EA=X+[R]
Addressfieldholdtwovalues
X=constantvalue(offset)
R=registerthatholdsaddressofmemory
locations
orviceversa
`(Offsetgivenasconstantorintheindexregister)
Add20(R1),R2orAdd1000(R1),R2
IndexedAddressingDiagram
Instruction
Opcode Register R Constant Value
Memory
Registers
Pointer to Operand + Operand
RelativeAddressing
Aversionofdisplacementaddressing
R=Programcounter,PC
EA=X+(PC)
i.e.getoperandfromXbytesawayfrom
currentlocationpointedtobyPC
c.flocalityofreference&cacheusage
Autoincrementmode
Theeffectiveaddressoftheoperandisthe
contentsofaregisterspecifiedintheinstruction.
Afteraccessingtheoperand,thecontentsofthis
registerareautomaticallyincrementedtopoint
tothenextiteminthelist
EA=[Ri];IncrementRi (Ri)+
Eg:Add(R2)+,R0
Autodecrementmode
Thecontentsofaregisterspecifiedinthe
instructionarefirstautomatically
decrementedandarethenusedasthe
effectiveaddressoftheoperand
DecrementRi;EA=[Ri] (Ri)
AddressingArchitecture
MemorytoMemoryarchitecture
Alloftheaccessofaddressing>Memory
HaveonlycontrolregisterssuchPC
Toomanymemoryaccesses
RegistertoRegisterarchitecture
Allowonlyonememoryaddress
load,store instructions
RegistertoMemoryarchitecture
Programlengthsand#ofmemoryaccessestendtobeintermediate
betweentheabovetwoarchitectures
Singleaccumulatorarchitecture
Havenoregisterprofile
Toomanymemoryaccesses
Stackarchitecture
Datamanipulationinstructionsusenoaddress.
Toomanymemory(stack)accesses
Usefulforrapidinterpretationofhighlevellang.programsinwhichthe
intermediatecoderepresentationusesstackoperations.
AddressingModes
Impliedmode
Theoperandisspecifiedimplicitlyinthedefinition
oftheopcode.
Immediatemode
Theactualoperandisspecifiedintheinstruction
itself.
AddressingModes(Summary)
Base register LDA #ADRS(R1) ACC <- M[R1+ADRS]
InstructionSetArchitecture
RISC(ReducedInstructionSetComputer)Architectures
Memoryaccessesarerestrictedtoloadandstoreinstruction,anddata
manipulationinstructionsareregistertoregister.
Addressingmodesarelimitedinnumber.
Instructionformatsareallofthesamelength.
Instructionsperformelementaryoperations
CISC(ComplexInstructionSetComputer)Architectures
Memoryaccessisdirectlyavailabletomosttypesofinstruction.
Addressingmodearesubstantialinnumber.
Instructionformatsareofdifferentlengths.
Instructionsperformbothelementaryandcomplexoperations.
InstructionSetArchitecture
RISC(ReducedInstructionSetComputer)
Architectures
Largeregisterfile
Controlunit:simpleandhardwired
pipelining
CISC(ComplexInstructionSetComputer)
Architectures
Registerfile:smallerthaninaRISC
Controlunit:oftenmicroprogrammed
Currenttrend
CISCoperation asequenceofRISClikeoperations
CISCExamples
ExamplesofCISCprocessorsarethe
System/360(excludingthe'scientific'Model44),
VAX,
PDP11,
Motorola68000family
Intelx86architecturebasedprocessors.
Pros
Emphasis on hardware
Includes multi-clock complex
instructions
Memory-to-memory:
"LOAD" and "STORE"
incorporated in instructions
Small code sizes,
high cycles per second
Transistors used for storing
complex instructions
Cons
Thatis,theincorporationofolderinstructionsets
intonewgenerationsofprocessorstendedtoforce
growingcomplexity.
ManyspecializedCISCinstructionswerenotused
frequentlyenoughtojustifytheirexistence.
BecauseeachCISCcommandmustbetranslatedby
theprocessorintotensorevenhundredsoflinesof
microcode,ittendstorunslowerthananequivalent
seriesofsimplercommands thatdonotrequireso
muchtranslation.
RISCExamples
AppleiPods(customARM7TDMISoC)
AppleiPhone(SamsungARM1176JZF)
PalmandPocketPCPDAsandsmartphones(Intel
XScalefamily,SamsungSC32442 ARM9)
NintendoGameBoyAdvance(ARM7)
NintendoDS(ARM7,ARM9)
SonyNetworkWalkman(SonyinhouseARMbased
chip)
SomeNokiaandSonyEricssonmobilephones
Pros
Emphasis on software
Single-clock,
reduced instruction only
Register to register:
"LOAD" and "STORE"
are independent instructions
Low cycles per second,
large code sizes
Spends more transistors
on memory registers
Performance
The CISC approach attempts to
minimize the number of instructions
per program, sacrificing the number
of cycles per instruction. RISC does
the opposite, reducing the cycles per
instruction at the cost of the number
of instructions per program.
CharacteristicsofRISCVsCISC
processors
No RISC CISC
1 Simple instructions taking one Complex instructions taking
cycle multiple cycles
2 Instructions are executed by Instructions are executed by
hardwired control unit microprogramed control unit
3 Few instructions Many instructions
4 Fixed format instructions Variable format instructions
5 Few addressing mode, and most Many addressing modes
instructions have register to
register addressing mode
6 Multiple register set Single register set
7 Highly pipelined Not pipelined or less pipelined
SUMMARY
Computercomponentsanditsfunction
Evolutionandtypesofcomputer
Instructionandinstructionsequencing
Addressingmodes
RISCVsCISC
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CarlHammacher,Computer
Organization,FifthEdition,McGrawHill
InternationalEdition,2002
P.PalChaudhuri,CompterOrganizationand
Design,2nd Edition,PHI,2003
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