The Integrated Course Activity immerses students in the practical application of processor design and integration using industry-relevant tools like Logisim. Through this activity, students follow a structured approach to building and analyzing processor modules, starting with designing core components like the ALU, control unit, and registers. They then progress to integrating these modules within various architectural paradigms, such as sequential, pipelined, or Flynn's taxonomy classifications.
By simulating instruction cycles—covering fetching, decoding, execution, and write-back phases—students gain valuable insights into how processors coordinate data movement, interact with memory, and manage control flow efficiently. This hands-on activity bridges the gap between theoretical concepts and real-world processor functionality, fostering a deeper understanding of computer architecture.
Integrated Course Activities Include :
b. Processor Module Integration using Sequential / Pipelined/ Flynn’s taxonomy