Computer system architecture

HI this is Computer -system Architecture ppts

1. Computer-System Architecture G .Venkateswarlu

2. Computer system can be organized in a number of can categorize roughly according to the number of general-purpose processors used . How a modern computer system works. Computer-System Architecture

3. T he general-purpose processors are categorized a s follows. 1)Single-Processor Systems. 2)Multiprocessor Systems. 3) Clustered Systems. Computer-System Architecture

4. Single-Processor Systems: Most computer systems used a single processor . On a single processor system , there is one main CPU capable of executing a general-purpose instruction set,including instructions from user processes. Computer-System Architecture

5. Single-Processor Systems: Almost all single processor systems have other special-purpose processors as well. They come in the form of device-specific processors, such as disk, keyboard, and graphics controllers. on mainframes, they may come in the form of more general-purpose processors, such as I/O processors that move data rapidly among the components of the system Computer-System Architecture

6. All of these special-purpose processors run a limited instruction set and do not run user processes . They are managed by the operating system, in that the operating systems ends them information about their next task and monitors their status. Computer-System Architecture

7. For example, a disk-controller microprocessor receives a sequence of requests fromthemain CPU and implements its own disk queue and scheduling algorithm. This arrangement relieves the main CPU of the overhead of disk scheduling. Computer-System Architecture

8. PCs contain a microprocessor in the keyboard to convert the keystrokes into codes to be sent to the CPU. In other systems or circumstances, special- purpo se processors are low-level components built into the hardware. The operating system cannot communicate with these processors; they do their jobs autonomously . The use of special-purpose microprocessors is common and does not turn a single-processor system into a multiprocessor. Computer-System Architecture

9. Multiprocessor Systems : The multiple-processor systems in use today are of two types . 1. Asymmetric multiprocessing. 2. Symmetric multiprocessing. Asymmetric multiprocessing : in which each processor is assigned a specific task. Computer-System Architecture

10. Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP ): The most common systems use symmetric multiprocessing ( SMP) , in which each processor performs all tasks within the operating system . Computer-System Architecture

11. Multiprocessor Systems : multiprocessor systems also known as parallel systems or multicore systems. Multiprocessor systems have two or more processors in close communication, sharing the computer bus and sometimes the clock, memory, and peripheral devices . Computer-System Architecture

12. Multiprocessor systems first appeared prominently appeared in servers and have since migrated to desktop and laptop systems . Recently, multiple processors have appeared on mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet computers . Computer-System Architecture

13. Multiprocessor systems have three main advantages: 1)Increased throughput . 2)Economy of scale. 3)Increased reliability. Computer-System Architecture

14. 1.Increased throughput . By increasing the number of processors, we expect to get more work done in less time . The speed-up ratio with N processors is not N, however; rather, it is less than N. Computer-System Architecture

15. Economy of scale . Multiprocessor systems can cost less than equivalent multiple single-processor systems, because they can share peripherals, mass storage, and power supplies . Increased reliability . If functions can be distributed properly among several processors,thenthe failure of one processor will not halt thesystem , only slow it down. Computer-System Architecture

16. If we have ten processors and one fails, then each of the remaining nine processors can pick up a share of the work of the failed processor. Thus, the entire system runs only 10 percent slower, rather than failing altogether. Computer-System Architecture

17. Clustered Systems: Another type of multiprocessor system is a clustered system, which gathers together multiple CPUs . Like multiprocessor systems, but multiple systems working together. Usually sharing storage via a storage-area network (SAN) Computer-System Architecture

18. Provides a high-availability service which survives failures Asymmetric clustering has one machine in hot-standby mode Symmetric clustering has multiple nodes running applications, monitoring each other Some clusters are for high-performance computing (HPC) Applications must be written to use parallelization Computer-System Architecture

19. Some have distributed lock manager ( DLM ) to avoid conflicting operations. Computer-System Architecture

20. Any Queries? Thank you……… Computer-System Architecture