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1.       Basic Information

2.       Introduction

a.       History of Microprocessor

                                                              i.      Pre-Microprocessor Period

                                                            ii.      The last 30 years at a glance

b.      Survey of Microprocessor Families

                                                              i.      Intel

                                                            ii.      Motorola

                                                          iii.      Zilog

                                                          iv.      Other Chips

                                                            v.      Single Chip Microcontrollers

c.       Development Trends

3.       Generic Features of Microprocessor Systems

a.       Classification of Microprocessors

b.      Architectural Features

c.       Elements of Microprocessor Systems

4.       The Microprocessor

a.       Microprocessor Organization

b.      Instruction Execution Cycle

c.       External Interface

d.      Instruction Formats

e.       Addressing Modes

f.       Instruction Repertoire

g.       Microprocessor-Memory Interaction

h.      Microprocessor-I/O Interaction

i.        Microprocessor Examples

5.       Bus Interconnections

a.       Bus Functions

b.      Bus Hierarchy

c.       Bus Classifications

d.      Bus Timing Protocols

e.       Data Transfer

f.       Data Transfer

g.       Bus Arbitration and Protocols

h.      Examples of Microprocessor Bus Timing & Standards

6.       Memory

a.       Types of Memory

                                                              i.      By Storage Process

                                                            ii.      By Module Forms

b.      Read/Write Memory

c.       Read Only Memory

d.      Memory Address Decoding

e.       Memory Management

                                                              i.      Error Checking

                                                            ii.      Memory Speed

                                                          iii.      Module Capacity

f.       Examples and Survey of Available Memory Devices

7.       I/O Concepts

a.       I/O Organization in Microprocessor

b.      I/O Implementation Alternatives

                                                              i.      Programmed I/O

                                                            ii.      Interrupt Driven I/O

                                                          iii.      Memory Mapped I/O

c.       Direct Memory Access (DMA)

8.       Interfacing Concepts

a.       Serial

b.      Parallel

9.       Special Topics

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