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CS 35101 Computer Architecture Fall 2010

CS 35101 Computer Architecture Fall 2010. Dr. Angela Guercio ( www.personal.kent.edu/~aguercio ) Course Web Page http://www.personal.kent.edu/~aguercio/Fall10/CS35101_Fa10.html. Course Administration. Instructor: Dr. Angela Guercio aguercio@kent.edu 424 Main Hall Office Hrs:

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CS 35101 Computer Architecture Fall 2010

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  1. CS 35101 Computer ArchitectureFall 2010 Dr. Angela Guercio (www.personal.kent.edu/~aguercio) Course Web Page http://www.personal.kent.edu/~aguercio/Fall10/CS35101_Fa10.html

  2. Course Administration • Instructor: Dr. Angela Guercio aguercio@kent.edu • 424 Main Hall • Office Hrs: • TR 10:00am - 10:55am 1:55pm - 3:25pm • other times are available by appointment • Text (Required): • Andrew S. Tanenbaum – Structured Computer Organization – Prentice Hall, 5th Edition, 2006.

  3. The Syllabus: Requirements • Class attendance is required. • If you miss a class, let me know ahead of time • you must provide the documented reason. • You are responsible for bringing yourself up-to-date on class material and assignments • You cannot miss more than 4 classes without documentation • Penalty: drop of the grade (ex from A to B, from B to C, ect.) • Reading material before class is required • Read material once before class and again after class

  4. Course Content This course will introduce you to the units and the layers that are part of the computer organization. The course covers: • Computer Architecture Intro • Milestones in Computer Architecture • Computer Families • The Computer System Organization • The Processor • The Primary Memory • The Secondary Memory • The Input/Output Unit

  5. Course Content (cont.) • The Digital Logic Level • Gates, Boolean Algebra • Basic Digital Logic Circuit and Control Circuits • Chips and Buses • The Microarchitecture Level • The Instruction Set Architecture Level • Instruction Format, Addressing and Instruction Types • Assembly Language Level • Operating System Level • Virtual Memory • Parallel Architectures

  6. Course prerequisites • CS22021 CS I • with a grade C or better • For more details visit http://www.kent.edu/CAS/CS/undergraduate/planner.cfm

  7. Course goals • To understand how computers work; • To deepen the knowledge of the components of a computer; • To learn in depth a sample machine language; • To become familiar with the path that data follow during execution; • To learn how to design an architecture; • To be exposed to efficient memory storage; • To understand how the communication computer-external environment occurs; • To briefly explore parallel architectures.

  8. The Exams • 2 Mid Term Exams and 1 Final Exam • 100 points each • No Make-up exams • Except in extreme case and only if I have been notified prior the exam has been issued • Homework and Projects must be returned by the deadline • Late penalty: 3 points per day

  9. The Grade • Participation 5% • Attendance 5% • Homework and Projects 40% • Exam 1 and 2 30% • Final Exam 20% • Check the syllabus for the grading scale

  10. Dates to Remember • Last day to withdraw before grade W is assigned, is Sept. 12, 2010 • Last day to drop the class is Nov. 7, 2010 • Exam 1 is Thursday, Sept. 30 • Exam 2 is Thursday, Nov. 4 • Final Exam is Thursday, Dec. 16 (1:00 pm – 3:00pm) • Thanksgiving Recess: Nov. 24 – Nov. 28

  11. Others: more on the syllabus • Read the syllabus for: • Course Withdrawal • Academic Honesty Policy • Students with Disabilities • Classes Canceled – Campus Closings • Conduct • And other important issues

  12. Others: Security • Emergency: In case of an emergency please contact the security on campus. • Security phone on campus:  #53123 • Security cell phone (330) 705-0430 or, of course, 911. • I recommend that you program into your cell phone the previous numbers.

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