MICROPROCESSORS AND MICROCONTROLLERS LECTURE PLAN

LECTURE PLAN

Name of the staff    : XXXXXXXXXXX                                                Department  : ECE

Subject                      : MICROPROCESSORS AND MICROCONTROLLERS    Sub Code       : CS2252

Branch                       : CSE                                                                          Semester       : IV

UNIT	TOPICS COVERED	HOURS REQUIRED	EXTRA HOURS
I	THE 8085 AND 8086 MICROPROCESSORS	9	-
II	8086 SOFTWARE ASPECTS	9	-
III	MULTIPROCESSOR CONFIGURATIONS	9	-
IV	I/O INTERFACING	9	-
V	MICROCONTROLLERS	9	-

Students will engage in:

  Independent Activities                                                            Seminars

  Tutoring                                                                         Lecture

  Visuals                                                                           Simulations

  Assignments                                                                  Motivative Study

                                                                                           Others

Procedure Followed:

Computer Hardware Question 12 - 16

Computer Hardware Question 12: What is a  workstation?

Answer:   As PCs and the internet have become more popular, their use has expanded beyond their traditional role for word processing and simple data management. Some manufacturers have designed very powerful microcomputers that have taken over some of the more complex data management tasks that were formerly reserved for mainframes and minicomputers. These more powerful microcomputers have come to be called  workstations (see computer hardware questions 8 through 12 for information about the different types of computers). Workstations are microcomputers in that they are based on a microprocessor. And, like other microcomputers, they are designed to be used by one person at a time. However, workstations are usually faster than PCs, often have more storage then PCs, and may use more complex and powerful operating systems than PCs. Workstations are often used for scientific tasks or for managing detailed design and graphics tasks. Often they are used as  multiprocessing machines: that is, because they are fast and use a powerful operating system, they can be used to carry out more than one type of data-processing task at the same time.