Instructor:
Jiang B. Liu, jiangbo@bradley.edu
Professor of Computer Science &
Information Systems
Phone: (309) 677-2386
Prerequisites:
CS140
or equivalent
Lecture:
3:00-4:15 pm, Mon, Wed at BR 180
Office Hours:
4:15-5:15pm Mon, Wed; 3:00-5:00pm
Tues, Thur. at BR 177
or by appointment.
This is a undergraduate
course in computer architecture for computer science and computer information
systems majors and minors. The goal of the course is to provide students with a
foundation of computer organization and architecture. Focus are on the basics
of logic circuit design, modern processor architecture, and assembly language
and overview of principle issues of internal system architecture, including
memory, buses, and peripherals.
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Unit 1 |
1. Introduction/Performance - Intel x86 Architecture and Arm Architecture - Cloud Computing - Multicore, MICs, and GPGPUs - Ahmdahl’s Law and Little’s Law - Basic Measure of Computer Performance. |
Ch. 1, 2 Quiz on Ch. 1, 2 |
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Unit 2 |
2.
Computer Function and Interconnection |
Ch. 3 |
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Unit 3 |
3. Cache
Memory - Pentium 4 Cache organization |
Ch. 4 Quiz on Ch. 3, 4 |
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Unit 4 |
4. Internal
Memory/External Memory - Flash Memory/Nonvolatile Solid-State Memory Technologies |
Ch 5, 6 |
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Unit 5 |
5. I/O - Programmed I/O; Interrupt-Driven I/O; Direct Memory Access/Direct Cache Access - I/O Channels and Processor - External Interconnection Standards |
Ch. 7 Quiz on Ch. 5,6,7 |
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Midterm Exam |
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Unit 6 |
6. OS Support/Number Systems |
Ch. 8,9 |
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Unit 7 |
7. Computer
Arithmetic/ Digital Logic - Integer Representation and Arithmetic - Gates/Combinational and Sequential Circuits/Programmable Logic Devices |
Ch. 10, 11 Quiz?on Ch. 10, 11 |
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Unit 8 |
8. Instruction Sets I, II (Intel x86 and ARM) - Machine Instruction - Types of Operands/Type of Operations - Address Modes/Instruction Format - Assembly Language |
Ch. 12, 13 |
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Unit 9 |
9. Processor Structure & Function (Intel x86 and ARM) - Processor Organization |
Ch. 14 |
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Unit 10 (Optional) |
10. RISC/Instruction Level Parallelism - Reduced Instruction Set Architecture (MIPS R400 and SPARC) - RISC versus CISC - Superscalar Processors - Instruction Level Parallelism Design Issues (Intel and ARM) |
Ch. 15, 16 |
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Final Exam |
· Project Assignments: 30%
· Quizzes: 20%
· Test01: 10%
· Test02: 10%
· Final Exam: 30%
(Final exam is scheduled on Dec 8, Saturday 2:30-4:30pm at Brd 180.)
(100-90 A; 89-80 B; 79-70 C; 69-60 D; below 60 F)
All
project assignments, lecture presentations, and grades will be posted to the
class Sakai web page. Students are encouraged (and expected) to attend all
classes and participate in all class activities. Students are expected to act
professionally at all times.
1.
Attendance: Regular attendance is expected. It is the student’s
responsibility to notify the instructor when a class will be missed. If you
know of a conflict ahead of time, you should plan accordingly and submit
assignments early.
2.
Project Assignments: Assignments
should be submitted before the due date. If an assignment is submitted after
the due date, it will be subjected to a 10% grade reduction penalty.
Assignments will not be accepted more than 24 hours after the due date under
any circumstance. Assignments must be submitted electronically via Sakai and
will not be accepted in any other format.
3.
Exams/Quizzes: Exams and quizzes must be taken on the scheduled dates.
The student will receive no points for an exam or quiz if it is not taken on
the scheduled date, unless the student has received approval from the
instructor due to extremely special circumstances. In the rare case that a
make-up quiz or exam is given, it is the student’s responsibility to make the
appropriate arrangements with the instructor to have a test administered.
4.
Integrity: Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and will be
punished by failure on the exam, paper, or project in question; and the student
will also be reported to the Center for Residential Living and Leadership. If
the assignment is a final assignment, it will also result in failure in the
course. For more information, refer to the academic catalog and student
handbook. According to the student handbook:
·
"Cheating is officially defined as
giving or attempting to give, obtaining or attempting to obtain, information
relative to an examination or other work that the student is expected to do
alone and not in collaboration with others..."
·
"A Zero, or whatever is the
equivalent of the lowest failing grade possible, shall be assigned for that
piece of work to any students cheating on a non-final examination or other
piece of work."
·
"According to University Senate rules,
all occasions of cheating and plagiarism must be reported to the Executive
Director of the Center for Residential Living and Leadership..."
You may freely give and receive help with
the computer facilities, editors, debugging techniques, the meaning and proper
use of the Java language, and general concepts covered in the class. You should
not discuss your design or implementation of the assignments with any classmate
(other than your partner) until after they are graded. In particular, you
should not view another person's program, or allow someone (other than your
partner) to view any part of your program before the assignment has been
graded. Obviously, copying any part of another person's program or allowing
your program to be copied is not permitted. A variety of methods will be used
to detect copying.
ALWAYS
CITE YOUR SOURCES! If you consult with any source (other than the textbook or
the instructor) to complete an assignment, you should credit that source with a
citation. Sources that should be cited include friends, tutors, websites, and
any books other than the textbook. You should never consult with a classmate
(other than your partner) to complete an assignment. A friend or tutor should
never complete an assignment for you. You should never copy and paste large
segments of code from a website. It is sometimes acceptable to copy small segments
of code from a website, but the website should be credited with a citation.
You can
work as a group of 2-3 students to do the project assignments. For group
assignments, all group members are expected to collaborate equally. It is not
acceptable for a single person to complete an assignment that is meant to be
completed as a group.