CS1104: Computer Organisation http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~cs1104 Welcome (AY2006/7 Semester 2)

1. CS1104: Computer Organisationhttp://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~cs1104Welcome (AY2006/7 Semester 2)

2. STAFF • Lecturers: • (Part 1)Mr. Aaron Tan Tuck ChoyS16, #06-16tantc@comp.nus.edu.sg • (Part 2)Dr Tulika MitraS16, #06-12tulika@comp.nus.edu.sg • Tutors and Lab TAs • To be updated.

3. SCHEDULES • Lectures: Monday 11am – 12nn, LT 25. Wednesday 12nn – 2pm, LT 25. • Tutorials: 11 hours 1 hour/week from week 3. • Laboratory sessions: 11 hours 1 hour/week from week 3. • Refer to schedules on course website.

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION • This is a first module in digital systems and computer organisation. • The aim of this module is to familiarise students with the fundamental building blocks of digital computers. • Students learn to specify and design small and medium-sized digital circuitsusing systematic design procedure, and the basic building blocks of a computer system. • This module covers • The basic building blocks and design methods used in the construction of synchronous digital systems • A variety of representations of digital systems, such as truth tables, logic gates, timing diagrams, state diagrams, etc. • Basic organisation and von Neumann model. • Overview of assembly language programming.

5. SYLLABUS OUTLINE • Part I • Number systems and information coding • Boolean Algebra & Function Simplification • Combinational Circuits • Performance/Benchmarking • Part II • Basic processor organisation • I/O Devices and Buses • Control- and data-path • Instruction set and Assembly Language • Pipelining • Memory organisation and hierarchy

6. RECOMMENDED TEXTS • Main texts: (For Part 1) Digital Logic Design by Aaron Tan, McGraw-Hill. (For Part 2) Computer Organization & Design by David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy, 3rd ed, Morgan Kaufmann.

7. ASSESSMENTS Tentative • Final Exam: 50% • Term test 1: 15% (tentative) • Term test 2: 15% (tentative) • Lab Assignments: 10% (tentative) • Tutorial Assignments: 10% (tentative)

8. COURSE WEBSITE • More details at http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~cs1104

9. POLICIES (1/4) • Communication: e-mail, IVLE and website. Check these out regularly. • E-mail: • For urgent matters. • Official e-mail address: @comp.nus.edu.sg or @nus.edu.sg • No outside addresses like yahoo, hotmail, etc. • IVLE (https://ivle.nus.edu.sg/): Discussion and announcements. • Course website: Course information, updates and announcements.

10. POLICIES (2/4) • Notes and handouts • Download from course website. • Additional handouts may be distributed in class. • Attendance • No unofficial swapping of class. • Absentism • Submit MC or reason (endorsed by recognized authority) to your tutor for record.

11. POLICIES (3/4) • Switching of class. • You are to stick to your allocated group. • To make up for a missed class (with valid reason), please inform your tutor. • Late Submission. • Deadline of assignments must be strictly adhered to. • Plagiarism. • Penalty: zero mark, name will be submitted to undergraduates office.

12. POLICIES (4/4) • Preparation for classes. • Tutorials – prepare answers to present in class. • Labs – prepare diagrams and fill in lab reports before lab. Be serious and assume responsibility for your learning.

13. ANNOUNCEMENTS • On-line tutorial registration – please check out http://www.cors.nus.edu.sg/ • Course begins from Chapter 2: Number Systems and Codes. • Tutorials and labs start on week 3.

14. LOGIC TRAINER (1/4)

15. LOGIC TRAINER (2/4)

16. A common group +5V LOGIC TRAINER (3/4) The other 19 points are connected to +5V

17. A common group . . . . . . A chip 74LS00 74LS00 LOGIC TRAINER (4/4)

18. LAB PREPARATION • Video • Visit IVLE • Click on “Multimedia Webcast”  “Media”  “CS1104 Lab” • Demo lab (Lab #0) • 22nd January 2007. • Venues: Micro-lab and Logic lab, located on S16 level 7. • According to your lab timing.

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