Introduction to the 80x86 families of microprocessors and the organization of an IBM PC. Topics covered: Microprocessor architecture, addressing mechanism, Instruction set, Instruction format; Assembly language programming: assembling, linking, running and debugging programs; Program control instructions and interrupts; Microprocessor interfacing with memory and other devices; 8086 based system design, Programmable peripheral interface: 8255A, 8251A, DMA controller 8237, Interrupt controller 8259A; Overview of advanced processors: 80386, Pentium and Multicore processors.
Course Type | Major |
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Credit Hour | 4 |
Lecture Hour | 60 |
Biweekly Quiz, Biweekly Programming Assignment, One Midterm Exam, One Final Exam
Letter Grade | Marks | Grade Point |
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A | 90 - 100 | 4.00 |
A- | 85 - 89 | 3.70 |
B+ | 80 - 84 | 3.30 |
B | 75 - 79 | 3.00 |
B- | 70 - 74 | 2.70 |
C+ | 65 - 69 | 2.30 |
C | 60 - 64 | 2.00 |
C- | 55 - 59 | 1.70 |
D+ | 50 - 54 | 1.30 |
D | 45 - 49 | 1.00 |
F | 00 - 44 | 0.00 |