INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SYSTEMS ORGANIZATION | STUDY GUIDE FOR MODULE NO. 1

Computer Organization and Architecture offers in-intensity information of internal working, structuring, and operation of a computer system. In broad terms, the architecture of a computer system may be taken into consideration as equipment or attributes which visible to the user such as instruction sets, the number of bits used for data, addressing techniques, etc. Whereas, the computer system organization explains as structured so that each one of the equipment may be used. The components of Computer organization are ALU, CPU, memory, and memory organization. MODULE LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the end of this, students are expected to: Identify the difference between Computer Organization and Computer Architecture. LEARNING CONTENTS (INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SYSTEMS ORGANIZATION) INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SYSTEMS ORGANIZATION In describing computer systems, a difference is done among architecture and organization. COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE Computer Architecture refers to the attributes of a system seen to a programmer, or placed every other way, the attributes which have an immediate effect on the logical execution of a program. Computer Architecture is a useful description of requirements and design implementation for several parts of the computer. It offers an efficient performance of the computer. It derives earlier the computer organization although designing a computer. Architecture defines what the computer does. Examples of architecture attributes contain the instruction set, the number of bits to symbolize several data types (e.g.., numbers, and characters), I/O mechanisms, and the method for addressing memory.  Does this processor have a multiply instr.?  How does the compiler create object code?  How best is memory handled by the O/S?