CSCI 461: Computer Architectures
Tentative Course Outline
Topics | Reading | Assignments | ||
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Digital Logic
| Appendix A A.1 - A.3 A.4 A.5 - A.6 A.8 A.9 A.10 A.12 - A.13 A.14 A.16 - A.17 |
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The general purpose
machine
| Chapter 1 1.1 - 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 | |||
Machines, languages and digital
logic
| Chapter 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.6 |
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Processor design
| Chapter 4 4.1 - 4.2 4.3 - 4.4 4.5 4.6 |
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***** Midterm Exam I ***** Thu, Mar 7 | ||||
Processor design - Advanced topics
| Chapter 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 |
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The arithmetic unit
| Chapter 6 6.1 - 6.2 6.3 6.4 |
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Computer memory
| Chapter 7 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 - 7.5 7.6 - 7.7 |
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***** Midterm Exam II ***** Thu, Apr 25 | ||||
Input and output
| Chapter 8 8.1 - 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 |
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Peripheral devices
| Chapter 9 9.1 - 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 |
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Networking and Internet
| Chapter 10 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 |
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***** Final Exam ***** Sat, May 11, 8am - 10am in SWEN 1017 |