Course Name: Computer Architecture

Course abstract

This is an introductory computer architecture course for beginners. We will start out with a discussion on binary representations, and a discussion on number systems (1's complement and 2's complement). Then, the course will move on to discuss assembly languages, and computer arithmetic. Once, we are done with the fundamentals, we shall look at the design of a simple processor, concepts of pipelining, and the design of a modern memory system.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Smruti Ranjan Sarangi

Prof. Smruti Ranjan Sarangi is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering department at IIT Delhi. He has a Ph.D in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA, and a B.Tech from IIT Kharagpur. Prior to his appointment as a faculty member in IIT Delhi in 2011, he spent 5 years working for IBM Research Labs, and Synopsys Research. He has published 60 papers in prestigious international conferences and journals, and holds 5 US patents. He is a member of the IEEE and ACM.
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 Course Duration : Jan-Apr 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2020 to 25-Jan-2021
 Exam registration : 15-Jan-2021 to 12-Mar-2021
 Exam Date : 25-Apr-2021

Enrolled

3960

Registered

547

Certificate Eligible

242

Certified Category Count

Gold

2

Silver

8

Elite

53

Successfully completed

179

Participation

268

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Note:
We have taken best assignment score from both Jan 2020 and Jan2021 course
Computer Architecture - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

SAPPARAPU BHAVANA 90%

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,TIRUPATI

ANKIT TIWARI 90%

JABALPUR ENGINEERING COLLEGE, JABALPUR


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

GUDALA SAI CHARAN RAJ 87%

ADITHYA KANNAN 81%

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SURATHKAL

HARSH VAZIRANI 81%

Cairn India


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

BASAVARAJ TALAWAR 78%

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SURATHKAL

RISHIKESH S 78%

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,MADRAS

NEHA MALAP 77%

VIDYALANKAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

YADDULA PAVITRA 75%

MADANAPALLE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE

MARAM SUPRIYANJALI 75%

R.V.R. & J.C. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

SIVAVENKATESH R 73%

PONDICHERRY ENGINEERING COLLEGE

HARSIMRAT KAUR 72%

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,ROPAR

MANREEN KAUR 72%

ACORD, 1 Blue Hill Plaza, 2nd Floor, Pearl River, NY-10965, USA

TAPISH KUMAR OJHA 72%

Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 3960

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 547

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

Exam score

Final score

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Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.