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EKT303/4 PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE ( PoCA ). Lecturers. Dr. Phaklen Ehkan phaklen@unimap.edu.my Dr. Muataz Hameed muataz@unimap.edu.m y Rafikha Aliana A. Raof rafikha@unimap.edu.m y. Schedule / Contact Hours. Lectures Wednesday 13:00 – 15:00 DK 8 Thursday
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EKT303/4 PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE (PoCA)
Lecturers Dr. Phaklen Ehkan phaklen@unimap.edu.my Dr. Muataz Hameed muataz@unimap.edu.my Rafikha Aliana A. Raof rafikha@unimap.edu.my
Schedule / Contact Hours Lectures Wednesday 13:00 – 15:00 DK 8 Thursday 14:00 – 15:00 BPU 4 Lab. Thursday G2: 09:00 – 11:00 MKM7 G1: 11:00 – 13:00 MKM7
Contents (lecture) • PART 1: Introduction to Comp. Architecture (1 &2) • PART 2: Foundation to Comp. Architecture ( 3 ) • PART 3: Computer Memory System ( 4, 5 & 6) • PART 4: Central Processing Unit (CPU) Basics (12 & 13) • PART 5: Processor Internals ( 14 & 15) • PART 6: Enhancing CPU Performance (16 & 17) • PART 7: CPU Externals ( 7 ) • PART 8: Practical Embedded CPUs ( 8 & HDESCP)
Laboratory • VHDL as Hardware Description Language (HDL) Its Coding NOT programming…….Okay? • Altera Quartus II as a CAD Tool development platform
Assessment Test, Quiz & Assignment = 30% Lab. Project = 20% Final Exam = 50%
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Digital Devices on the Scale of Programmability and Specialization