Computer architecture
C Greif
4 points * Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisite: RDT2110 * Prohibited combination: CSC2010
Computer systems organisation: CPU overview, memory and I/O. Digital logic level: memory, microprocessor chips and buses, example microprocessors, example buses, interfacing. Microprogramming level: microarchitecture, example microarchitecture and microprogramming, design and examples. Conventional machine level: examples, instructions and addressing, instruction types and flow of control. Operational system machine level: virtual memory and virtual I/O, virtual instructions and example O/S.
Assessment
Practical: 30% * Assignment: 10% * Examination: 50% * Test: 10%
Recommended texts
De Blasi M Computer architecture Addison-Wesley, 1990
Tanenbaum A Structured computer organisation 3rd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1990