Digital Fundamentals of Computer System

This course is intended for anyone interested in knowing about computer system and related digital system. It explains how a computer functions, what various components are, and its capabilities and limitations and also digital logic and digital devices.

The aims of this course are for the students:

•  To understand the fundamental organization of a computer system
•  To know structure and function of computer components
•  To know about the theory of digital electronics, the logic and the implementation of modules required for digital systems.

Upon the successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Understand the core fundamentals.
• Comprehend most of the applications that depend heavily on digital electronics.
• Apply this knowledge in their future careers .

Textbooks:

1. Computer Fundamentals, Pradeep K. Sinha, Priti Sinha, Sixth Edition, 20.
2. Digital Fundamentals, Thomas L.Floyd, Pearson International Edition, 11th Edition, 2015, ISBN-10: 1-292-07598-8, ISBN-13: 978-1-292-07598-3.

References:

1. Introduction to Modern Computer System
2. Peter Norton’s Computer Fundamentals” (4th Edition)
3. Experiments in Digital Fundamentals, Lab manual, 10th Edition, by Dave Buchla
4. Digital Systems – Principles and Applications, 10th Edition, R.J. Tocci, N.S. Widmer and G.L. Moss, Pearson.