1. Introduction to Computer Architecture
2. History of Computers
3. Instruction Set Architecture I
4. Instruction Set Architecture II
5. Instruction Set Architecture III
6. Recursive Programs
7. Architecture Space
8. Architecture Examples
9. Performance I
10. Performance II
11. Binary Arithmetic and ALU Design
12. ALU Design and Overflow
13. Multiplier Design
14. Divider Design
15. Fast Addition and Multiplication
16. Floating Point Arithmetic
17. Processor Design: Introduction
18. Processor Design
19. Processor Design: Simple Design
20. Processor Design: Multi Cycle Approach
21. Processor Design: Control for Multi Cycle
22. Processor Design Micro Programmed Control
23. Processor Design Exception Handling
24. Pipelined Processor Design: Basic Idea
25. Pipelined Processor Design: Data Path
26. Pipelined Processor Design: Handling Data
27. Pipelined Processor Design
28. Memory Hierarchy: Basic Idea
29. Memory Hierarchy: Cache Organization (Part I)
30. Memory Hierarchy: Cache Organization (Part II)
31. Memory Hierarchy: Virtual Memory (Part I)
32. Memory Hierarchy: Virtual Memory (Part II)
33. Input / Output Subsystem: Introduction
34. Input / Output Subsystem: Interfaces and Buses (Part I)
35. Input / Output Subsystem: Interfaces and Buses (Part II)
36. Input / Output Subsystem: I/O Operations
37. Input / Output Subsystem: Designing I/O Systems
38. Concluding Remarks

In this course, Prof. Anshul Kumar gives 38 video lectures on Computer Architecture.

Topics:
- Computer system and its submodules
- Number system and representation of information
- Arithmetic and logical operation and hardware implementation
- Software implementation of some complex operation
- Arithmetic and logic unit, memory unit, control unit and instruction set
- ALU, concepts of machine level programming, assembly level programming and high level programming
- Various addressing modes and designing of an instruction set
- Concepts of subroutine and subroutine call
- Use of stack for handling subroutine call and return
- Introduction to CPU design, instruction interpretation and execution, micro-operation and their RTL specification
- Hardwired control CPU design
- Microprogrammed control CPU design
- Concepts of semiconductor memory, CPU-memory interaction, organization of memory modules
- Cache memory and related mapping and replacement policies
- Virtual memory
- Introduction to input/output processing, working with video display unit and keyboard and routine to control them
- Programmed controlled I/O transfer
- Interrupt controlled I/O transfer
- DMA controller
- Secondary storage and type of storage devices
- Introduction to buses and connecting I/O devices to CPU and memory
- Introduction to RISC and CISC paradigm
- Design issues of a RISC processor and example of an existing RISC processor.
- Introduction to pipelining and pipeline hazards, design issues of pipeline architecture
- Instruction level parallelism and advanced issues.
- Introduction to interconnection network and practical issues.
- Examples of interconnection networks
- Multiprocessors and its characteristics
- Memory organization for multiprocessors systems
- Synchronization and models of memory consistency
- Issues of deadlock and scheduling in multiprocessor systems
- Cache in multiprocessor systems and related problems
- Cache coherence protocols
- Parallel processing concepts
- Parallelism algorithm for multiprocessor systems