Description

MCS-012: Computer Organisation and Assembly Language Programming

This book is useful for IGNOU BCA &MCA students. A perusal of past questions papers gives an idea of the type of questions asked, the paper pattern and so on, it is for this benefit, we provide these IGNOU MCS-012-Computer Organisation and Assembly Language Programming Notes. Students are advised to refer these solutions in conjunction with their reference books. It will help you to improve your exam preparations.

This book covers Combination Circuits, Logic Gates, Sequential circuits, Registers, I/O Interface, Instruction and Addressing, CPU design, Memory systems, virtual and cache memory.

Input and Output Organization: Asynchronous data transfer, Direct Memory access, I/O processors, serial communication.

Basics of Computer Organization: System buses and instruction cycles, memory subsystem organizing and interfacing and much more.

Contents:

 

 

S.No.	Description	Page
1	Question Paper—Exam Held in February-2021 (Solved)
2	Question Paper—June, 2019 (Solved)
3	Question Paper—June, 2018 (Solved)
4	Question Paper—June, 2017 (Solved)
5	Question Paper—June, 2016 (Solved)
6	Question Paper—June, 2015 (Solved)

 

 

S.No.	Description	Page
1	What is a Computer?	1
2	Data Processing in a von Neumann Machine	5
3	History of Computers	13
4	Data Representation	22
5	Decimal Representation in Computers	26
6	Floating Point Representation	35
7	Error Detection and Correction Codes	38
8	Principles of Logic Gates and Logic Circuits	42
9	Combinational Circuits	45
10	Design of Combinational Circuits	52
11	Sequential Circuits: Flip-Flops and Latches	61
12	Design of Sequential Circuits	68
13	Common Sequential Circuits	71
14	Memory System: Primary Memory	78
15	Memory System: Secondary Memories	86
16	RAID and Its Levels	95
17	High Speed Memories: Cache Memory	100
18	Virtual Memory	109
19	Memory Modules	112
20	Input/Output Interface	115
21	Input/Output Techniques	121
22	Input/Output Processors	130
23	Secondary Storage and the Hard Disk	134
24	Hard Drive Interface	140
25	Removable Drives	144
26	I/O Technology: Basic Input Devices	151
27	I/O Technology: Monitors, LCD Displays and Digital Cameras	156
28	Video and Sound Cards	162
29	Printers and Scanners	168
30	Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)	174
31	Instruction Set Design	177
32	Addressing Schemes	185
33	Instruction Set and Format Design Issues	191
34	Basic Structure of CPU	194
35	Main Registers of CPU	197
36	Micro-operations	201
37	Instruction Execution Using Micro-operations	207
38	ALU Organization	212
39	Construction of a Simple ALU	214
40	Control Unit and its Functions	222
41	Control Unit Organization	227
42	Micro-instructions and Micro-programs	231
43	Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) Architecture	236
44	RISC Architecture	240
45	RISC Pipelining	245
46	Microprocessor Architecture	248
47	Instruction Set of 8086 (I)	253
48	Instruction Set of 8086 (II)	262
49	8086 Microprocessor: Addressing Modes	271
50	Introduction to Assembly Language Programming	275
51	Input/Output in Assembly Programs	282
52	Simple Assembly Programs	289
53	Programs Using Loops and Comparisons	293
54	Assembly Language Programming-I	299
55	Assembly Language Programming-II	305