Computer organisation
Mr Shan Suthaharan
6 points * 4 hours per week * First semester * Gippsland/Distance * Prerequisites: GCO1811 and GCO1815 * Prohibitions: BUS2120, CFR1130, COT1130, CSC2010, RDT2241
Objectives Students completing this subject should understand in general terms how computer hardware functions; understand how computer software interfaces with the hardware and be able to write low-level programs for interfacing with computer hardware.
Synopsis Components of a computer system: processors, memory, secondary storage devices and media, other input and output devices. Processor organisation: registers, buses, multiplexers, decoders, ALUs, clocks, main memory, caches. Microprogramming. Von Neumann architecture. The conventional machine level: instruction types and formats, addressing modes, flow of control. Data transfers: DMA, interrupts and programmed I/O. Parallel machine architectures: multiprocessors, special purpose systems. Programming techniques for low-level operations. Access to the university's computer systems via modem is compulsory for distance education students.
Assessment Examination (3 hours): 100%
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