Chapter04 processor and memory

Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti SinhaComputer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha
Slide 1/27Chapter 7: Processor and MemoryRef Page

In this chapter you will learn about:
§ Internal structure of processor
§ Memory structure
§ Determining the speed of a processor
§ Different types of processors available
§ Determining the capacity of a memory
§ Different types of memory available
§ Several other terms related to the processor and
main memory of a computer system
Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
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Main Memory (RAM)
Cache
Memory
Decode
r
Program
control register
Instruction
register
Memory buffer
register
Input/Output
register
General-
purpose register
Memory
address register
Accumulato
r register
General-
purpose register
General-
purpose
register
General-purpose
register
Control Unit Arithmetic Logic Unit
Central Processing Unit
I/
O
D
E
V
I
C
E
S
ROM PROM Flash
Basic Processor & Memory Architecture
of a Computer System
Basic Processor & Memory Architecture
of a Computer System
102

§ The brain of a computer system
§ Performs all major calculations and comparisons
§ Activates and controls the operations of other units of a
computer system
§ Two basic components are
§ Control Unit (CU)
§ Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
§ No other single component of a computer determines
its overall performance as much as the CPU
Central Processing Unit (CPU)Central Processing Unit (CPU)
101

§ One of the two basic components of CPU
§ Acts as the central nervous system of a computer
system
§ Selects and interprets program instructions, and
coordinates execution
§ Has some special purpose registers and a decoder to
perform these activities
Control Unit (CU)Control Unit (CU)
101

§ One of the two basic components of CPU.
§ Actual execution of instructions takes place in ALU
§ Has some special purpose registers
§ Has necessary circuitry to carry out all the
arithmetic and logic operations included in the CPU
instruction set
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
103

§ CPU has built-in ability to execute a particular set of machine
instructions, called its instruction set
§ Most CPUs have 200 or more instructions (such as add,
subtract, compare, etc.) in their instruction set
§ CPUs made by different manufacturers have different
instruction sets
§ Manufacturers tend to group their CPUs into “families” having
similar instruction sets
§ New CPU whose instruction set includes instruction set of its
predecessor CPU is said to be backward compatible with its
predecessor
Instruction SetInstruction Set
103

§ Special memory units, called registers, are used to
hold information on a temporary basis as the
instructions are interpreted and executed by the CPU
§ Registers are part of the CPU (not main memory) of a
computer
§ The length of a register, sometimes called its word
size, equals the number of bits it can store
§ With all other parameters being the same, a CPU with
32-bit registers can process data twice larger than
one with 16-bit registers
RegistersRegisters
103

Used to communicate with the I/O
devices
Input/Output (I/O)6
Holds an instruction while it is being
executed
Instruction (I)5
Holds data to be operated upon,
intermediate results, and the results
Accumulator (A)4
Holds address of the next instruction to
be executed
Program Control (PC)3
Holds contents of the accessed
(read/written) memory word
Memory Buffer (MBR)2
Holds address of the active memory
location
Memory Address (MAR)1
FunctionName of Register
Sr.
No.
Functions of Commonly Used RegistersFunctions of Commonly Used Registers
104

§ Computer has a built-in system clock that emits millions of
regularly spaced electric pulses per second (known as
clock cycles)
§ It takes one cycle to perform a basic operation, such as
moving a byte of data from one memory location to
another
§ Normally, several clock cycles are required to fetch,
decode, and execute a single program instruction
§ Hence, shorter the clock cycle, faster the processor
§ Clock speed (number of clock cycles per second) is
measured in Megahertz (106 cycles/sec) or Gigahertz (109
cycles/sec)
Processor SpeedProcessor Speed
105

Mostly used in
workstations
§ Small instruction set
§ Fixed-length instructions
§ Reduced references to
memory to retrieve operands
RISC (Reduced
Instruction Set
Computer)
Mostly used in
personal
computers
§ Large instruction set
§ Variable-length instructions
§ Variety of addressing modes
§ Complex & expensive to
produce
CISC (Complex
Instruction Set
Computer)
UsageFeatures
Type of
Architecture
Types of ProcessorTypes of Processor
(Continued on next slide)
105

Mostly used in
high-end servers
and workstations
§ Allows software to
communicate explicitly to the
processor when operations
are parallel
§ Uses tighter coupling
between the compiler and the
processor
§ Enables compiler to extract
maximum parallelism in the
original code, and explicitly
describe it to the processor
EPIC (Explicitly
Parallel
Instruction
Computing)
UsageFeatures
Type of
Architecture
(Continued from previous slide..)
106

Mostly used in
high-end servers
and workstations
§ Processor chip has multiple
cooler-running, more energy-
efficient processing cores
§ Improve overall performance
by handling more work in
parallel
§ can share architectural
components, such as memory
elements and memory
management
Multi-Core
Processor
UsageFeatures
Type of
Architecture
106

§ Every computer has a temporary storage built into
the computer hardware
§ It stores instructions and data of a program mainly
when the program is being executed by the CPU.
§ This temporary storage is known as main memory,
primary storage, or simply memory.
§ Physically, it consists of some chips either on the
motherboard or on a small circuit board attached to
the motherboard of a computer
§ It has random access property.
§ It is volatile.
Main MemoryMain Memory
108

Non-volatileVolatileNon-volatileVolatility
Pseudo-
random
access or
sequential
access
Random
access
Random accessAccess
LowHighLower cost per bit
Cost per bit of
storage
SlowFastFast access timeAccess Time
LargeSmallLarge storage capacity
Storage
capacity
Secondary
storage
Primary
storage
DesirableProperty
Storage Evaluation CriteriaStorage Evaluation Criteria
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Addresses of
a memory
The words
of a memory
(total N words)
0
1
2
3
4
5
N-2
N-1 Each word
contains the same
number of bits =
word lengthBit 1 Bit 2
Main Memory OrganizationMain Memory Organization
109

§ Machines having smaller word-length are slower in
operation than machines having larger word-length
§ A write to a memory location is destructive to its previous
contents
§ A read from a memory location is non-destructive to its
previous contents
Main Memory OrganizationMain Memory Organization
110

1024
0502
0503
0501
Word
B O M B A Y
D E L H I
§ Storage space is always allocated in multiples of word-length
§ Faster in speed of calculation than variable word-length memory
§ Normally used in large scientific computers for gaining speed of
calculation
Fixed Word-length MemoryFixed Word-length Memory
Address
Numbers
110

B
O
M
B
A
Y
0025
0026
0027
0028
0029
0030
0031
4096
D
E
L
H
I
0051
0052
0053
0054
0055
0056
4096
§ Each memory location
can store only a single
character
§ Slower in speed of
calculation than fixed
world-length memory
§ Used in small business
computers for
optimizing the use of
storage space
Note: With memory becoming cheaper and larger day-by-day, most
modern computers employ fixed-word-length memory organization
Variable Word-length MemoryVariable Word-length Memory
Address
Numbers
Address
Numbers
110

§ Memory capacity of a computer is equal to the number
of bytes that can be stored in its primary storage
§ Its units are:
Kilobytes (KB) : 1024 (210) bytes
Megabytes (MB) : 1,048,576 (220) bytes
Gigabytes (GB) : 1,073,741824 (230) bytes
Memory CapacityMemory Capacity
111

§ Primary storage of a computer is often referred to as RAM
because of its random access capability
§ RAM chips are volatile memory
§ A computer’s motherboard is designed in a manner that
the memory capacity can be enhanced by adding more
memory chips
§ The additional RAM chips, which plug into special sockets
on the motherboard, are known as single-in-line memory
modules (SIMMs)
Random Access Memory (RAM)Random Access Memory (RAM)
112

§ ROM a non-volatile memory chip
§ Data stored in a ROM can only be read and used – they
cannot be changed
§ ROMs are mainly used to store programs and data, which
do not change and are frequently used. For example,
system boot program
Read Only Memory (ROM)Read Only Memory (ROM)
112

The user can erase information
stored in it and the chip can be
reprogrammed to store new
information
Erasable PROM (EPROM)
The user can load and store
“read-only” programs and data in
it
User-programmed ROM
or
Programmable ROM
(PROM)
Data is burnt by the manufacturer
of the electronic equipment in
which it is used.
Manufacturer-programmed
ROM
UsageType
Types of ROMsTypes of ROMs
112

A type of EPROM chip in which the
stored information is erased by
using high voltage electric pulses
Electrically EPROM
(EEPROM)
or
Flash memory
A type of EPROM chip in which the
stored information is erased by
exposing the chip for some time
to ultra-violet light
Ultra Violet EPROM
(UVEPROM)
UsageType
Types of ROMsTypes of ROMs
113

§ It is commonly used for minimizing the memory-
processor speed mismatch.
§ It is an extremely fast, small memory between CPU
and main memory whose access time is closer to the
processing speed of the CPU.
§ It is used to temporarily store very active data and
instructions during processing.
Cache is pronounced as “cash”
Cache MemoryCache Memory
113

§ Accumulator Register (AR)
§ Address
§ Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
§ Branch Instruction
§ Cache Memory
§ Central Processing Unit (CPU)
§ CISC (Complex Instruction Set
Computer) architecture
§ Clock cycles
§ Clock speed
§ Control Unit
§ Electrically EPROM (EEPROM)
§ Erasable Programmable Read-
Only Memory (EPROM)
§ Explicitly Parallel Instruction
Computing (EPIC)
§ Fixed-word-length memory
§ Flash Memory
§ Input/Output Register (I/O)
§ Instruction Register (I)
§ Instruction set
§ Kilobytes (KB)
§ Main Memory
§ Manufacturer-Programmed ROM
§ Megabytes (MB)
§ Memory
§ Memory Address Register (MAR)
§ Memory Buffer Register (MBR)
§ Microprogram
§ Multi-core processor
§ Non-Volatile storage Processor
§ Program Control Register (PC)
§ Programmable Read-Only Memory
(PROM)
§ Random Access Memory (RAM)
Key Words/PhrasesKey Words/Phrases
114

§ Read-Only Memory (ROM)
§ Register
§ RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer)
architecture
§ Single In-line Memory Module (SIMM)
§ Ultra Violet EPROM (UVEPROM)
§ Upward compatible
§ User-Programmed ROM
§ Variable-word-length memory
§ Volatile Storage
§ Word length
§ Word size
Key Words/PhrasesKey Words/Phrases
114

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