COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE · 2025–2026
Midterm theory
Five chapters based on the 2026 lectures, the 2025 recap, and the 2023–2025 exams. Read a weak topic, then return to a focused variant.
- 5 chapters
- 33 sections
- 35 illustrations
- 21 self-checks
CAMEMORY · LOGIC · ALU · FSM
CHAPTER 019 SECTIONS
Foundations and performance
Computer organization, memory, CPU/GPU/FPGA, Harvard and Von Neumann, clocks, Moore, and Amdahl.
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CHAPTER 026 SECTIONS
Boolean logic and gates
Truth tables, universal gates, De Morgan, combinational behavior, and timing delay.
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CHAPTER 036 SECTIONS
Adders, multiplier, and ALU
Binary representation, half/full adders, subtraction, multiplication, and ALU construction.
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CHAPTER 046 SECTIONS
Hardware building blocks
Decoders, encoders, MUXes, DEMUXes, their equations, and common uses.
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CHAPTER 056 SECTIONS
Latches, flip-flops, and FSMs
Bit storage, SR/D latches, master–slave flip-flops, timing, and finite-state machines.
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