Detailed Syllabus of Computer

Important Topics

Computer Basics

Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), Structure of instructions in CPU, input / output devices, computer memory, memory organization, back-up devices.

Computer Architecture

Block structure of computers, communication between processor and I / O devices, interrupts.

Data Representation

Representation of characters, integers, and fractions, binary and hexadecimal representations, Binary Arithmetic: Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, signed arithmetic and two’s complement arithmetic, floating point representation of numbers, normalized floating point representation, Boolean algebra, truth tables, Venn diagrams.

Computer Language

Assembly language and high-level language, Computer Programming in C. Operating System basics.