Computer architecture
4 points * Two 1-hour lectures per week and one 3-hour laboratory per fortnight * First semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: CSC1030 and twelve points of approved mathematics subjects (or equivalent)
This subject examines in detail the internal mechanism of computers and their manipulation by means of a low-level programming language. It includes the following topics: assembly language; register architecture; procedure activation; parameter passing and binding; block structured addressing; coroutines; interrupts; I/O operations; modes of addressing; memory implementation; paging and segmentation. The practical component is based on 80386 assembly language.
Assessment
Examinations (2 hours): 70% * Laboratory work: 30% * Satisfactory assessment in the practical component of the subject must be obtained
Recommended texts
Tanenbaum A S Structured computer organization 3rd edn, Prentice-Hall