Thu 08-09-07: Final Exam, in Class -- Cumulative
Wed 08-08-07: Final Exam Review in Recitation Class -- Cumulative
Tue 08-07-07: Practice Exam for Final Exam (PDF format) posted
Tue 08-07-07: Homework #5 Due in Class
Tue 08-07-07: Quiz #5 in Class -- Pipeline Performance
Tue 08-07-07: Tweenty-first Lecture Class, MCCA 1142 "Chalk talk" on Multiprocessors and Architecture Design/Simulation
Thu 08-02-07: Twentieth Lecture Class, Turlington 2305 - Assignment: Download and study viewgraphs (below) for Lectures 30 & 31, below
Tue 07-31-07: Homework #5 (PDF format) assigned
Tue 07-31-07: Nineteenth Lecture Class, MCCA 1142 "Chalk talk" on Cache Memory Performance
Thu 07-26-07: Homework #4 Due in Class
Thu 07-26-07: Eighteenth Lecture Class, Turlington 2305 Assignment: Download and study viewgraphs (below) for Lectures 27 thru 29, below
Tue 07-24-07: Seventeenth Lecture Class, MCCA 1142 "Chalk talk" on Pipeline Performance
Tue 07-17-07: Sixteenth Lecture Class, MCCA 1142 Assignment: Download and study viewgraphs (below) for Lectures 24 and 25, below
Thu 07-12-07: Homework #4 (MS-Word format) assigned in class
Thu 07-12-07: Assignment: Read the following article (with many links) on History of RISC Architecture Development at IBM
Tue 06-14-07: Homework #3 assigned in class
Sat 06-02-07: Homework #2 posted, also as PDF file (if you have trouble with embedded pictures)
Fri 05-18-07: Assignment: Read the following article on Semiconductor Physics (animated tutorial)
Thu 05-17-07: Homework #1 assigned
Thu 05-17-07: Assignment: Read the following article on How Transistors Work and download the "Transistors Tutorial" to prepare for discussion of Digital Logic
Thu 05-17-07: Assignment: Read the following articles on Circuit Theory and Semiconductors

Exams, Homeworks, and Quizzes:

Quiz #5 Answer Key
Quiz #4 Answer Key
Quiz #3 Answer Key
Quiz #2 Answer Key
Quiz #1 Answer Key
Exam #2 Answer Key
Exam #1 Answer Key
Pre-Test Answer Key
Homework #3 assignment due 05 July 2007 Homework #2 assignment due 14 June 2007
Homework #1 assignment due 31 May 07


Viewgraphs: (for Summer 2007)

Lectures #30,31 - Overview of Bus Technology
Lecture #27-29 - Cache Memory and Virtual Memory
Lecture #24,25 - Pipeline Control, Part 2 + Pipeline Hazards
Lecture #23 - MIPS Pipeline Control, Part 1
Lecture #22 - Overview of Pipelined Processing
Lecture #21 - Microprogrammed Control for MCDP
Lecture #20 - Finite-State Control for MCDP
Lecture #19 - Multi-Cycle Datapath (MCDP)Design
Lecture #18 - Single-Cycle Datapath Design
Lecture #17 - Processor & Datapath Design
Lectures #15,#16 - Floating Point
Lecture #14 - Boolean Division
Lecture #13 - Boolean Multiplication
Lecture #12 - MIPS ALU Design
Lecture #11 - MIPS ISA & Arithmetic
Lecture #10 - MIPS Pointers & Arrays
Lecture #09 - MIPS Addressing & Pointers
Lecture #08 - MIPS Procedure Calls, Number Rep's
Lecture #07 - MIPS Instr. Format & Decision Instructions
Lecture #06 - ISA, MIPS Instr. Format
Lecture #05 - Benchmarking
Lecture #04 - Performance Measurement
Lecture #03 - Digital Logic, Part 2
Lecture #02 - Technology Trends & Digital Logic
Lecture #01 - Introduction


In the News: CNN Article on Nanochip Pushes Computing limits re: chip making

Summer 2007 Grade Information - PDF Format

• Netscape Setup Information - Fonts, Colors, etc.
• List of Symbols for Netscape

Course Material

• Appendix A -- MIPS Instruction Set Tutorial
• Appendix B -- Organization of Computers

1. Introductory Material, Computer Abstractions, and Technology
   1.1. Introduction and Overview
   1.2. Overview of Computer Abstractions
   1.3. Overview of Computer Technology Trends
   1.4. Digital Logic Design
   1.5. Computer Performance Assessment
   1.6. Performance Benchmarking
   

2. ISA, Machine Language, and Number Systems
   2.1. ISA and Machine Language
   2.2. Instruction Representation
   2.3. Decision Instructions and Procedure Support
   2.4. Number Representations, Data Types and Addressing
   2.5. MIPS Programs
   2.6. Pointers and Arrays
   

3. Computer Arithmetic
   3.1. Arithmetic and Logic Operations
   3.2. Arithmetic Logic Units and the MIPS ALU
   3.3. Boolean Multiplication and Division
   3.4. Floating Point Arithmetic
   3.5. Floating Point in MIPS
   

4. Processors
   4.1. The Central Processor - Control and Dataflow
   4.2. Datapath Design and Implementation
   4.3. Single-Cycle and Multicycle Datapaths
   4.4. Controller Finite State Machines
   4.5. Microprogrammed Control
   

5. Pipelining
   5.1. Overview of Microprogramming and Pipelining
   5.2. Pipeline Datapath Design and Implementation
   5.3. Pipeline Control and Hazards
   5.4. Pipeline Performance Analysis
   

6. Memory Hierarchies
   6.1. Overview of Memory Hierarchies
   6.2. Basics of Cache and Virtual Memory
   6.3. Memory Systems Performance Analysis & Metrics
   6.4. I/O Devices and Buses
   

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Bibliography

• References Cited in Class

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