Syllabus

PROBABILITY AND QUEUEING THEORY


UNIT I RANDOM VARIABLES
Discrete and continuous random variables – Moments – Moment generating functions and their properties – Binomial – Poisson – Geometric – Negative binomial – Uniform – Exponential – Gamma and Weibull distribution.

UNIT II TWO DIMENSIONAL RANDOM VARIABLES
Joint distributions – Marginal and conditional distributions – Covariance – Correlation and regression – Transformation of random variables – Central limit theorem.

UNIT III MARKOV PROCESSES AND MARKOV CHAINS
Classification – Stationary process – Markov process – Markov chains – Transition probabilities – Limiting distributions – Poisson process.

UNIT IV QUEUEING THEORY
Markovian models – Birth and death queuing models – Steady state results – Single and multiple server queuing models – Queues with finite waiting rooms – Finite source models – Little’s formula.

UNIT V NON-MARKOVIAN QUEUES AND QUEUE NETWORKS
M/G/1 queue – Pollaczek – Khintchine formula – Series queues – Open and closed networks.

TEXT BOOKS
1. Ibe, O.C., “Fundamentals of Applied Probability and Random Processes”, Elsevier, First Indian Reprint, 2007.
2. Gross, D. and Harris, C.M., “Fundamentals of Queuing Theory”, Wiley Student Edition, 2004.

REFERENCES
1. Allen, A.O., “Probability, Statistics and Queueing Theory with Computer Applications”, 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 2005.
2. Taha, H.A., “Operations Research”, 8th Edition, Pearson Education, 2007.
3. Trivedi, K.S., “Probability and Statistics with Reliability, Queueing and Computer Science Applications”, 2nd Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2002.



DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS

UNIT I ALGORITHM ANALYSIS
Algorithm analysis – Time space tradeoff – Asymptotic notations – Conditional asymptotic notation – Removing condition from the conditional asymptotic notation – Properties of Big-oh notation – Recurrence equations – Solving recurrence equations – Analysis of linear search.

UNIT II DIVIDE AND CONQUER, GREEDY METHOD
Divide and conquer – General method – Binary search – Finding maximum and minimum – Merge sort – Greedy algorithms – General method – Container loading – Knapsack problem.

UNIT III DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING
Dynamic programming – General method – Multistage graphs – All-pair shortest paths – Optimal binary search trees – 0/1 Knapsack – Traveling salesperson problem.

UNIT IV BACKTRACKING
Backtracking – General method – 8 Queens problem – Sum of subsets – Graph coloring – Hamiltonian problem – Knapsack problem.

UNIT V TRAVERSALS, BRANCH AND BOUND
Graph traversals – Connected components – Spanning trees – Biconnected components – Branch and Bound – General methods (FIFO and LC) – 0/1 Knapsack problem – Introduction to NP-hard and NP-completeness.


TEXT BOOKS
1. Ellis Horowitz, Sartaj Sahni and Sanguthevar Rajasekaran, “Computer Algorithms / C++”, 2nd Edition, Universities Press, 2007.
2. Easwarakumar, K.S., “Object Oriented Data Structures Using C++”, Vikas Publishing House, 2000.

REFERENCES
1. Cormen, T.H., Leiserson, C.E., Rivest, R.L. and Stein, C., “Introduction to Algorithms”, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd, 2003.
2. Aho, A.V., Hopcroft J.E. and Ullman, J.D., “The Design and Analysis of Computer Algorithms”, Pearson Education, 1999.
3. Sara Baase and Allen Van Gelder, “Computer Algorithms, Introduction to Design and Analysis”, 3rd Edition, Pearson Education, 2009.



MICROPROCESSORS AND MICROCONTROLLERS
(Common to CSE and IT)

UNIT I THE 8085 AND 8086 MICROPROCESSORS
8085 Microprocessor architecture – Addressing modes – Instruction set – Programming the 8085.

UNIT II 8086 SOFTWARE ASPECTS
Intel 8086 Microprocessor – Architecture – Signals – Instruction set – Addressing modes – Assembler directives – Assembly language programming – Procedures – Macros –Interrupts and interrupt service routines – BIOS function calls.

UNIT III MULTIPROCESSOR CONFIGURATIONS
Coprocessor configuration – Closely coupled configuration – Loosely coupled configuration – 8087 Numeric data processor – Data types – Architecture – 8089 I/O processor – Architecture – Communication between CPU and IOP.

UNIT IV I/O INTERFACING
Memory interfacing and I/O interfacing with 8085 – Parallel communication interface – Serial communication interface – Timer – Keyboard / Display controller – Interrupt controller – DMA controller (8237) – Applications – Stepper motor – Temperature control.

UNIT V MICROCONTROLLERS
Architecture of 8051 Microcontroller – Signals – I/O Ports – Memory – Counters and timers – Serial data I/O – Interrupts – Interfacing – Keyboard – LCD – ADC and DAC.

TEXT BOOKS
1. Gaonkar, R.S., “Microprocessor-Architecture, Programming and Applications with the 8085”, 5th Edition, Penram International Publisher, 2006.
2. Yn - cheng Liu and Gibson, G.A., “Microcomputer Systems: The 8086 / 8088
Family Architecture, Programming and Design”, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall of India, 2006.

REFERENCES
1. Hall, D.V., “Microprocessors and Interfacing: Programming and Hardware”, 2nd Edition, Tata Mc-Graw Hill, 2006.
2. Ray, A.K. and Bhurchandi, K.M., “Advanced Microprocessor and Peripherals – Architecture, Programming and Interfacing”, Tata Mc-Graw Hill, 2006.
3. Mazidi, M.A. and Mazidi, J.G., “The 8051 Microcontroller and Embedded Systems using Assembly and C”, 2nd Edition, Pearson Education / Prentice Hall of India, 2007.



COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE
(Common to CSE and IT)

UNIT I BASIC STRUCTURE OF COMPUTERS
Functional units – Basic operational concepts – Bus structures – Performance and metrics – Instructions and instruction sequencing – Hardware – Software interface – Instruction set architecture – Addressing modes – RISC – CISC – ALU design – Fixed point and floating point operations.

UNIT II BASIC PROCESSING UNIT
Fundamental concepts – Execution of a complete instruction – Multiple bus organization – Hardwired control – Micro programmed control – Nano programming.

UNIT III PIPELINING
Basic concepts – Data hazards – Instruction hazards – Influence on instruction sets – Data path and control considerations – Performance considerations – Exception handling.

UNIT IV MEMORY SYSTEM
Basic concepts – Semiconductor RAM – ROM – Speed – Size and cost – Cache memories – Improving cache performance – Virtual memory – Memory management requirements – Associative memories – Secondary storage devices.

UNIT V I/O ORGANIZATION
Accessing I/O devices – Programmed I/O – Interrupts – Direct memory access – Buses – Interface Circuits – Standard I/O interfaces (PCI, SCSI, and USB) – I/O Devices and processors.

TEXT BOOKS
1. Carl Hamacher, Zvonko Vranesic and Safwat Zaky, “Computer Organization”, 5th Edition, Tata Mc-Graw Hill, 2002.
2. Heuring, V.P. and Jordan, H.F., “Computer Systems Design and Architecture”, 2nd Edition, Pearson Education, 2004.

REFERENCES
1. Patterson, D. A., and Hennessy, J.L., “Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface”, 3rd Edition, Elsevier, 2005.
2. William Stallings, “Computer Organization and Architecture – Designing for Performance”, 6th Edition, Pearson Education, 2003.
3. Hayes, J.P., “Computer Architecture and Organization”, 3rd Edition, Tata Mc-Graw Hill, 1998.



OPERATING SYSTEMS
(Common to CSE and IT)

UNIT I PROCESSES AND THREADS
Introduction to operating systems – Review of computer organization – Operating system structures – System calls – System programs – System structure – Virtual machines – Processes – Process concept – Process scheduling – Operations on processes – Cooperating processes – Interprocess communication – Communication in client-server systems – Case study – IPC in linux – Threads – Multi-threading models – Threading issues – Case study – Pthreads library.

UNIT II PROCESS SCHEDULING AND SYNCHRONIZATION
CPU scheduling – Scheduling criteria – Scheduling algorithms – Multiple – Processor scheduling – Real time scheduling – Algorithm evaluation – Case study – Process scheduling in Linux – Process synchronization – The critical-section problem – Synchronization hardware – Semaphores – Classic problems of synchronization – Critical regions – Monitors – Deadlock system model – Deadlock characterization – Methods for handling deadlocks – Deadlock prevention – Deadlock avoidance – Deadlock detection – Recovery from deadlock.

UNIT III STORAGE MANAGEMENT
Memory management – Background – Swapping – Contiguous memory allocation – Paging – Segmentation – Segmentation with paging – Virtual memory – Background – Demand paging – Process creation – Page replacement – Allocation of frames – Thrashing – Case study – Memory management in Linux.

UNIT IV FILE SYSTEMS
File system interface – File concept – Access methods – Directory structure – Filesystem mounting – Protection – File system implementation – Directory
implementation – Allocation methods – Free space management – Efficiency and performance – Recovery – Log structured file systems – Case studies – File system in Linux – File system in Windows XP.

UNIT V I/O SYSTEMS
I/O Systems – I/O Hardware – Application I/O interface – Kernel I/O subsystem – Streams – Performance – Mass-storage structure – Disk scheduling – Disk management – Swap-space management – RAID – Disk attachment – Stable storage – Tertiary storage – Case study – I/O in Linux.

TEXT BOOK
1. Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne, “Operating System Concepts”, 6th Edition, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd., 2003.

REFERENCES
1. Tanenbaum, A.S., “Modern Operating Systems”, 2nd Edition, Pearson Education, 2004.
2. Gary Nutt, “Operating Systems”, 3rd Edition, Pearson Education, 2004.
3. William Stallings, “Operating Systems”, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall of India, 2003.



DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
(Common to CSE and IT)

UNIT I FUNDAMENTALS
Purpose of database system – Views of data – Data models – Database languages– Database system architecture – Database users and administrator – Entity Relationship model (E-R Model ) – E-R diagrams – Introduction to relational databases.

UNIT II RELATIONAL MODEL
The relational model – The catalog – Types – Keys – Relational algebra – Domain relational calculus – Tuple relational calculus – Fundamental operations – Additional operations – SQL fundamentals – Integrity – Triggers – Security – Advanced SQL features – Embedded SQL – Dynamic SQL – Missing information – Views – Introduction to distributed databases and client/server databases.

UNIT III DATABASE DESIGN
Functional dependencies – Non-loss decomposition – Functional dependencies – First – Second – Third normal forms – Dependency preservation – Boyce/codd normal form – Multi-valued dependencies and fourth normal form – Join dependencies and fifth normal form.

UNIT IV TRANSACTIONS
Transaction concepts – Transaction recovery – ACID properties – System recovery – Media recovery – Two phase commit – Save points – SQL facilities for recovery – Concurrency – Need for concurrency – Locking protocols – Two phase locking – Intent locking – Deadlock – Serializability – Recovery Isolation Levels – SQL Facilities for Concurrency

UNIT V IMPLEMENTATION TECHNIQUES


TEXT BOOKS
 Overview of Physical Storage Media – Magnetic Disks – RAID – Tertiary Storage – File Organization – Organization of Records in Files – Indexing and Hashing – Ordered Indices – B Dynamic hashing – Query processing overview – Catalog information for cost estimation – Selection operation – Sorting – Join operation – Database Tuning. + Tree Index Files – B Tree index files – Static hashing –
1. Silberschatz, A., Korth, H.F. and Sudharshan, S., “Database System Concepts”, 5th Edition, Tata Mc-Graw Hill, 2006
2. Date, C. J., Kannan, A. and Swamynathan, S., “An Introduction to Database Systems”, 8th Edition, Pearson Education, 2006.

REFERENCES
1. Elmasri, R. and Navathe, S.B., “Fundamentals of Database Systems”, 4th Edition, Pearson / Addison Wesley, 2007.
2. Ramakrishnan, R., “Database Management Systems”, 3rd Edition, Mc-Graw Hill, 2003.
3. Singh, S. K., “Database Systems Concepts, Design and Applications”, 1st Edition, Pearson Education, 2006.


(Common to CSE and IT)