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Computer Organization Lectures for Fall 2011

Lecture	Date	Topics	Overheads	Handouts
01	Aug 23	Introduction to Computer Organization and Terminology; Computer History	History of Computers Chapter 1 Power Point	Questions about terminology
02	Aug 25	Unsigned numbers	Chapter 2 Power Point	Binary and Hexadecimal Number Systems
03	Aug 30	Signed integers: two's complement		Two's-Complement Signed Integers
04	Sep 01	Floating Point Representation		IEEE 754 Standard
05	Sep 06	Character representation Error Detection and Correction		Error Detection and Correction
06	Sep 08	Boolean logic	Chapter 3 Power Point	Simplification of Boolean Functions
07	Sep 13	Combinational circuits: decoders, multiplexers, adders		Combinational circuit questions
08	Sep 15	One-bit memories: SR-latch, timing diagrams, gated/clocked SR-latch, D-latch, D-flip flop	Memory Supplement	SR-latch and timing diagram questions
09	Sep 20	Register file	Register File Implementation Square-Memory Handout
10	Sep 22	More on Register file
11	Sep 27	Review for Test1	Test 1 Review Topics Sample Test 1 Solution for Sample Test 1
12	Sep 29	Test 1: Chapters
13	Oct 04	Sections 4.1-4.7 Computer Components MARIE Introduction	Chapter 4 Text Corrections MARIE Assembly Language Supplement	MARIE Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) MARIE Questions
14	Oct 06	MARIE RTL: Fetch-Decode-Execute steps MARIE Software Demo	MARIE Simulator Guide
15	Oct 11	MARIE Hardwired Control Unit	MARIE Control Unit Supplement	MARIE Hardwired Control Unit Questions
16	Oct 13	MARIE Microprogrammed Control Unit		MARIE Microprogrammed Control Questions
17	Oct 18	MIPS Architecture and Assembly Language Introduction: Control structures	MIPS Assembly Language Guide MIPS Supplement	MIPS Questions
18	Oct 20	MIPS Architecture and Assembly Language Introduction: Control structures	Solution to Question 2 Insertion Sort MIPS Example
19	Oct 25	Walking pointers in an array and 2-D arrays	Insertion Sort MIPS walking pointers Example
20	Oct 27	Run-time stack in HLL with CalculatePowers example
21	Nov 01	Review for Test 2	Test 2 Review Topics Sample Test 2 Sample Test 2 Solution Another Sample Test 2
22	Nov 03	Test 2:
23	Nov 08	CalculatePowers MIPS calling convention example	Supplement on MIPS Calling Conventions
24	Nov 10	Insertion Sort MIPS calling convention example; PCSpim I/O	Insertion Sort MIPS using subprograms Example
25	Nov 15	MIPS Logical and shift instruction		MIPS Logical and shift instruction Questions
26	Nov 17	Hardware support for the Operating system	Overview of hardware support for the OS	Hardware Support for OS Questions
Thanksgiving Break
27	Nov 29	Types of I/O Data Transfer: programmed-I/O, interrupt-driven, and DMA; Operating System process management and queues
28	Dec 01	CISC vs. RISC; Instruction Pipelining		CISC vs. RISC; Instruction Pipelining Questions
29	Dec 06	Cache and Virtual Memory	Overview of cache and virtual memory	Virtual Memory Questions
30	Dec 08	Review for Final Exam	Final Exam Review Topics
Final Exam, Wednesday (December 14) 1-2:50 PM in ITT 322